Founding Mothers of the Indian Republic: Gender Politics of the Framing of the Constitution

ISBN-13: 9781108832564 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Achyut Chetan

Opis

A work on women's involvement to drafting of India's Constitution, a contribution to understanding of the foundation of the republic.

Recenzje

'Drawing on extensive archival material, including personal papers, official documents, organisational records and memoirs, the book offers a close-up view of the methods and aspirations of some extraordinary women.' Rosalind Parr, H-Soz-Kult

Spis treści

Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Epigraph; Introduction: Towards a feminist reading of the making of the Constitution; 1. Against the shadow of the founding fathers: A minority report; 2. In search of the missing mothers; 3. Women's moral imaginary and constitutional politics: 1927-1946; 4. Patterns of participation: women members in the Constituent Assembly; 5. Writing the rights: Inscribing constitutional morality; 6. Reformulating the 'woman's question': Challenging customs and traditions; 7. After the framing; Conclusion: Remembering the founding mothers; Appendix: Texts and contexts of the framing: A timeline; Bibliography; Index.