Women in Peasant Movements (Tebhaga, Naxalite and After)

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The author lays his foundation on a sound theoretical perspective and substantiates his conclusions by numerous case studies. He argues that within the ideological framework of the radical peasant movements women are able to manifest their latent discontent not only against the land-owners, but also against patriarchy, economic insecurity, restricted access to property, lower social status, illiteracy, and other forms of marginalisation and subjugation that formed the basis of their accumulated deprivation syndrome. However, the ideological frame of reference of the con-temporary reformative movements offers very little scope to rural women to manifest such latent discontent.

The book provides a fresh perspective in comprehending the dynamics of women's role in peasant movements and would be found useful by historians, sociologists and those interested in peasants' problems.

Debal K. Singha Roy is Professor of Sociology at the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. Author/Editor of several books, his articles have been published in national and international reputed journals.