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Voices of Privilege and Sacrifice from Women Volunteers in India: I Can Change

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Description for Voices of Privilege and Sacrifice from Women Volunteers in India: I Can Change Hardback. .
This book is the outcome of a study conducted in the eastern city of Kolkata in India in the mid-2000s. It is an ethnographic study that looks closely at women from the upper and middle classes who work with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that help empower women from all classes of society. Unlike many studies that focus on grassroots women who are the beneficiaries of NGO and developmental projects, this book looks at those women who, as volunteers and activists, help carry out these projects to the best of their abilities. These women are often overlooked from mainstream studies on women ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739138519
SKU
V9780739138519
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About Aditi Mitra
Aditi Mitra received her PhD from Oklahoma State University, USA, Master of Arts as a British Chevening Scholar from Leicester University, UK and Bachelor of Arts from Loreto College (Calcutta University), India. She is assistant professor of sociology and women’s and ethnic studies (WEST), and was associate director of WEST at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA. She ... Read more

Reviews for Voices of Privilege and Sacrifice from Women Volunteers in India: I Can Change
Dr. Mitra offers a valuable contribution to the existing scholarly literature in a number of areas in sociology, most notably feminist sociology, the sociology of globalization, and organizational sociology. This study exemplifies the intersectional approach that is much discussed in the Western academy, as it applies to a context where it is perhaps less extensively employed: the lives of middle ... Read more

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