Title A field of one's own : gender and land rights in South Asia / Bina Agarwal

Published Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 572 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Cambridge South Asian studies ; 58 Cambridge South Asian studies ; 58. Summary This 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Land tenure -- South Asia Land reform -- South Asia Right of property -- South Asia Women's rights -- South Asia Rural women -- South Asia Land reform Land tenure Right of property Rural women Social policy Women's rights Frau Grundeigentum Geschlechterrolle SUBJECT South Asia -- Social policy Subject South Asia Indien -- Süd Südasien Form Electronic book LC no. 93037621 ISBN 9780511522000 0511522002 9780521429269 0521429269

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