Women and seasonal labour migration /
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| Imprint: | New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1995. |
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| Description: | 345 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Indo-Dutch studies on development alternatives 16 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2416715 |
| Summary: | This volume explores the gender-specific causes and consequences of seasonal rural labour migration with specific reference to the Indian states of Orissa, Kerala, Gujarat and Maharashtra. The focus is on various categories of women - married, unmarried, abandoned - who participate in the migration process, and on tribal women who stay behind. Besides providing an overview of the gender dimension in migration studies, the book presents case studies of three types of transformation processes related to different socio-economic, cultural and ecological systems: forest, sea and land. In conclusion a study of the strategies adopted by a women′s organization to successfully reduce seasonal migration is outlined. |
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| Physical Description: | 345 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 080399219X 0803992203 8170364442 8170364450 |