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The quintessential symbol of India, the epitome of all sacred waters, a mother goddess, and an essential lifeline sustaining the livelihoods of millions - the Ganga is India's most revered river. This anthology presents a selection of writings that reflects the ways the Ganga has been encountered through the centuries - as a liberating force, source of wonder and inspiration, a means of transport and centre of trade, a geographical curiosity, and a habitat for a ...
This important book - the first to analyse the complexities of women's participation on a cross-national scale and from a feminist perspective - surveys 43 countries, chosen to represent a variety of political systems, levels of economic development, and regions. The research definitively demonstrates that in no country do women have political status, access or influence equal to that enjoyed by men. The book begins with an expanded definition of ...