Founding mothers of the Indian Republic : gender politics of the framing of the constitution /
Chetan, Achyut,
Founding mothers of the Indian Republic : gender politics of the framing of the constitution / Achyut Chetan. - 335pages cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : towards a feminist reading of the making of the Constitution -- In the shadow of the founding fathers -- In search of the missing mothers -- Women's moral imaginary and constitutional politics : 1927-1946 -- Patterns of participation : women members in the Constituent Assembly -- Writing the rights : inscribing constitutional morality -- Reformulating the 'woman question' : challenging customs and traditions after the framing -- Conclusion : remembering the founding mothers.
9781108832564
India. Constituent Assembly
Constitutional history--India--20th century.
Women political activists--History--India--20th century.
Women's rights--History--India--20th century.
HISTORY / Asia / South / General
HISTORY / Asia / South / General
342.54029 CHE.F
Founding mothers of the Indian Republic : gender politics of the framing of the constitution / Achyut Chetan. - 335pages cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : towards a feminist reading of the making of the Constitution -- In the shadow of the founding fathers -- In search of the missing mothers -- Women's moral imaginary and constitutional politics : 1927-1946 -- Patterns of participation : women members in the Constituent Assembly -- Writing the rights : inscribing constitutional morality -- Reformulating the 'woman question' : challenging customs and traditions after the framing -- Conclusion : remembering the founding mothers.
9781108832564
India. Constituent Assembly
Constitutional history--India--20th century.
Women political activists--History--India--20th century.
Women's rights--History--India--20th century.
HISTORY / Asia / South / General
HISTORY / Asia / South / General
342.54029 CHE.F