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Genderscapes: Revisioning Natural Resource Management (Zubaan)
Sumi Krishna
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Description for Genderscapes: Revisioning Natural Resource Management (Zubaan)
Paperback. Even in a realm that would seem to be as far removed from issues of gender as natural resource management, gender bias is pernicious and persistent, in India. This book looks at the reasons for this bias, including the socialization of attitudes, the shaping of community ideologies, and the construction of disciplines and research methodologies. Editor(s): Krishna, Sumi. Num Pages: 476 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 470.
Even in a realm that would seem to be as far removed from issues of gender as natural resource management, gender bias is pernicious and persistent, especially in India. Genderscapes looks at the reasons for this bias from a number of angles, including the socialization of attitudes, the shaping of community ideologies, and the construction of disciplines and research methodologies. Sumi Krishna puts forward the novel concept of "genderscapes" to reflect the totality of women's life worlds, and she builds her use of the concept on a group of rich case studies, including the caring practices of forest-dwellers, women's knowledge ... Read more
Even in a realm that would seem to be as far removed from issues of gender as natural resource management, gender bias is pernicious and persistent, especially in India. Genderscapes looks at the reasons for this bias from a number of angles, including the socialization of attitudes, the shaping of community ideologies, and the construction of disciplines and research methodologies. Sumi Krishna puts forward the novel concept of "genderscapes" to reflect the totality of women's life worlds, and she builds her use of the concept on a group of rich case studies, including the caring practices of forest-dwellers, women's knowledge ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zubaan Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
476
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9789383074754
SKU
V9789383074754
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About Sumi Krishna
Sumi Krishna has been president of the Indian Association for Women's Studies and is the author of a number of books.
Reviews for Genderscapes: Revisioning Natural Resource Management (Zubaan)
"Krishna's volume weaving men and women into the environment... will be a valuable resource to... researchers, students, and activists." (Vasanth Kannabiran, Book Review) "Through rich case studies, [Krishna] unravels the caring practices of forest-dwellers, women's knowledge of biodiversity, and their responsibilities in farming and food production." (Soma Basu, Hindu)"