{"product_id":"a-field-of-ones-own-gender-and-land-rights-in-south-asia-paperback-9780521429269","title":"A Field of One's Own; Gender and Land Rights in South Asia (Paperback) 9780521429269","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Field of One's Own\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGender and Land Rights in South Asia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn analysis of gender and property throughout South Asia which argues that the most important economic factor affecting women is the gender gap in command over property.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBina Agarwal (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521429269, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 23 February 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e596 pages, 13 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm, 0.831 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This book makes a major contribution in the field of land rights thereby opening up once again the debate on land reforms in a unique and distinct manner. If the book scores because of the novelty of its arguments, the interdisciplinary focus and its innovative perspective, it is because is has incorporated over twenty years of research and scholarship in gender studies.'  The Hindu\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is the first major study of gender and property in South Asia. In a pioneering and comprehensive analysis Bina Agarwal argues that the single most important economic factor affecting women's situation is the gender gap in command over property. In rural South Asia, the most significant form of property is arable land, a critical determinant of economic well-being, social status, and empowerment. But few women own land; fewer control it. Drawing on a vast range of interdisciplinary sources and her own field research, and tracing regional variations across five countries, the author investigates the complex barriers to women's land ownership and control, and how they might be overcome. The book makes significant and original contributions to theory and policy concerning land reforms, 'bargaining' and gender relations, women's status, and the nature of resistance.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e l. Land rights for women: making the case\u003cbr\u003e 2. Conceptualizing gender relations\u003cbr\u003e 3. Customary rights and associated practices\u003cbr\u003e 4. Erosion and disinheritance: traditionally matrilineal and bilateral communities today\u003cbr\u003e 5. Contemporary law: contestation and content\u003cbr\u003e 6. Whose share? Who claims? The gap between law and practice\u003cbr\u003e 7. Whose land? Who commands? The gap between ownership and control\u003cbr\u003e 8. Tracing cross-regional diversities\u003cbr\u003e 9. Struggles over resources, struggles over meanings\u003cbr\u003e l0. The long march ahead.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Development economics \u0026amp; emerging economies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Development%20economics%20\u0026amp;%20emerging%20economies%20%5BKCM%5D%22\"\u003eKCM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004619870488,"sku":"9780521429269","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521429269i_d708de8c-5eac-4a30-8700-1e3bb7e3e6f7.jpg?v=1691381697","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-field-of-ones-own-gender-and-land-rights-in-south-asia-paperback-9780521429269","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}