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PublisherTaylor & Francis Group

ISBN-101138056243

ISBN-139781138056244

eBay Product ID (ePID)27038665712

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Number of Pages414 Pages

Publication NameDiscourse on Rights in India

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

SubjectCivil Rights, General, Gender & the Law

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLaw, Political Science, Social Science

AuthorBijayalaxmi Nanda, Nupur Ray

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight22.2 Oz

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Reviews'Not only does this study engage with the rights discourse on its broader theoretical terrain but it also carries a particular relevance for an India whose unmatched diversity of cross-cutting identities poses distinctive problems that need to be addressed if we are to move towards a more humane and democratic order.' Achin Vanaik , Professor and former Head, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, Delhi, India 'This book takes an in-depth and a contemporaneous look at some of these vexed dilemmas to provide us the much-needed clarity on how best can the framing of rights through the discourse of intersectionality can reconcile these insurmountable tensions.' Ajay Gudavarthy , Associate Professor, Centre for Political Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India 'In these times when human rights are in peculiar jeopardy, this book brings the dilemma of rights in the centre stage of discourse and debates by theorising the issues, examining the contestations and critiquing the state. Nothing could be as timely as this erudite work of high academic intensity.' Sanghmitra Sheel Acharya, Professor and Director, Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi, India

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal323.0954

Table Of ContentContributors Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Discourse on Rights in India: Debates and Dilemmas Bijayalaxmi Nanda and Nupur Ray Part I: Theorizing Rights: Diversity and Difference Chapter 1 Dimensions of Power and Social Transformation Manoranjan Mohanty Chapter 2 Constitutionalizing Rights, Negotiating Difference: The Indian Experiment Ashok Acharya Chapter 3 Gender, Rights and the Justice Gap: Going Beyond the Politics of Difference Vidhu Verma Chapter 4 Law, Rights and Politics: Dilemmas and Responses Anita Tagore Chapter 5 Human Rights, Climate Change and Climate Justice Brooke Ackerly Chapter 6 What can Human Rights add to the Fight against Corruption? Some Lessons from India Mitu Sengupta Part II: Gender, Religion, Family, Work, Caste and Community: Issues and Contestations Chapter 7 Sex-Selective Abortion and Reproductive Rights: A Syncretic Feminist Approach Bijayalaxmi Nanda Chapter 8 Bodily Rights and Agency: Looking at the Rights Discourse of Women in Prostitution Nupur Ray Chapter 9 Women in Politics and the Subject of Representations Mary E. John Chapter 10 The Triple Talaq Controversy: Gender Concerns and Minority Safeguards Flavia Agnes Chapter 11 Women and Disability: Issues of Care Anita Ghai Part III: The 'Myth' of Conflicting Rights: A Critique of the Indian State Chapter 12 India's Education Policy and Failures of Empathy Harsh Mander Chapter 13 The 'Right' Music: Caste and 'Classical' Music in South India Krishna Menon Chapter 14 The Trajectories of Work, Sexuality and Citizenship: The Rights of the Transgender in India Skylab Sahu Chapter 15 People and the Terrains: PESA Reconsidered Ajay Dandekar Chapter 16 Dilemmas in Kashmir: A Human Rights Perspective Simple Mohanty Beyond Conclusions: Discourse on Rights in India: A Case for Reflective Autonomy Bijayalaxmi Nanda and Nupur Ray Index

SynopsisThis book is a compelling examination of the theoretical discourse on rights and its relationship with ideas, institutions and practices in the Indian context. By engaging with the crucial categories of class, caste, gender, region and religion, it draws attention to the contradictions and contestations in the arena of rights and entitlements. The chapters by eminent experts provide deep and nuanced insights on the intersecting issues and concerns of individual and group identities as well as their connection with the state along with its multifarious institutions and practices. The volume not only engages with the dilemmas emerging out of the rights discourse but also sets out to recognize the significance of a shared commitment to a rights-based framework towards the promotion of justice and democracy in society. The book will be useful to academics, social scientists, researchers and policymakers. It will be of special interest to teachers and students in the fields of politics, development studies, philosophy, ethics, sociology, gender/women's studies and social movements.

LC Classification NumberJC599