In spite of close to a quarter century of research and policy interest in the quite uniquely
universal negative relation between female education and fertility, the mechanisms behind …

Context: Although gender inequality is often cited as a barrier to improving maternal health
in Nepal, little attention has been directed at understanding how sociocultural factors may …

" Missing labour force in India"—the recent fluctuations in the labour participation of women—
is probably due to short-term shifts in activities responding to favourable economic …

Sally Baden is a socio-economist working on gender issues, with specialist interests in
economic reform, markets and poverty. For the past six years, she has been manager of the …

In Doing Style, Constantine V. Nakassis explores the world of youth and mass media in
South India, where what Tamil youth call “style” anchors their day-to-day lives and media …

Roger and Patricia Jeffery are well known for their work on religion and gender in South
Asia. In their latest book, a study of the demographic processes of two castes in rural north …

Domesticity in Colonial India offers a trenchant analysis of the impact of imperialism on the
personal, familial, and daily structures of colonized people's lives. Exploring the" intimacies …

An integrated analysis of detailed ethnography and large‐scale survey data is presented to
explore the gendered influences on women's uptake of antenatal care (ANC) services in …

Appropriating Gender explores the paradoxical relationship of women to religious politics in
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Contrary to the hopes of feminists, many women …

Popular Western images of Indian women range from submissive brides behind their veils to
the powerful, active women of Indian politics. In this lively and unique book, Patricia and …