Rao, Nitya, <br/><br/>
'Good Women do not Inherit Land' :  Politics of Land and Gender in India / 
by Nitya Rao. 
 - First edition. 
 - 1 online resource (xiv, 356 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 A Personal Journey -- chapter 3 Faces of Poverty: The Villages Profiled -- chapter 4 Reinventing Tradition: Agrarian Movements in History -- chapter 5 Land as a Productive Resource -- chapter 6 Locating Identities -- chapter 7 Women's Claims to Land -- chapter 8 Custom and the Courts: Bargaining with Modernity -- chapter 9 Development Interventions: Does One Size Fit All? -- chapter 10 Reframing the Debate: Challenges and Dilemmas. 
<br/><br/> "Land for the adivasi Santal women in Dumka, Jharkhand stands for security, social position and identity, and in this men have a distinct advantage. The time period covered is from historic times to the present. The role of government administrative bodies, NGOs and political leaders is also emphasized.Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka"--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781315144610 9781351385152 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.4324/9781315144610   doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women's rights--India.<br/>Landowners--India.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1236.5.I4  / R36 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.420954  / R215