Gangoli, Geetanjali

Indian feminisms: law, patriarchies and violence in India/ Geetanjali Gangoli - England: Burlington: Ashgate, c2007. - x, 149 p. 25 cm.

1. Introduction
2. National and local feminisms : different streams within the women's movements
3. Feminism and the state : citizenship, legislative debates and women's issues
4. The legal regulation of women's sexuality : continuum between civil and criminal laws
5. 'Custodial rape' and feminist interventions
6. The campaign against domestic violence
7. Conclusions.

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Feminism--India.
Family violence--Law and legislation--India.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--India.
Sex and law--India.

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