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Author Padhi, Ranjana, 1961-

Title Those who did not die : impact of the agrarian crisis on women in Punjab / Ranjana Padhi
Published New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE, ©2012

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Contents An outline of the crisis in Punjab -- Dynamics of women's labour -- Dowry in dire times -- Ill health in an ailing economy -- Fragmentation of the family -- Taking decisions; voicing expectations
Summary Even as they produce food for society and its people, lives dependent on agriculture are barely able to make ends meet. The cost of food production far outweighs the returns; the peasantry is falling prey to indebtedness, both institutionalized and non- institutionalized. It is facing the severest of challenges, with even dalit landless labourers becoming victims of indebtedness and succumbing to suicide, Based on a study done in eight districts of the Malwa region of the Punjab, this book uses quantitative data along with field work, narratives and interviews with peasant unions
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Rural women -- India -- Punjab -- Social conditions
Rural women -- India -- Punjab -- Economic conditions
Women agricultural labor -- India -- Punjab
Agriculture -- Social aspects -- India -- Punjab
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
Agriculture -- Social aspects
Rural women -- Economic conditions
Rural women -- Social conditions
India -- Punjab
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9788132111108
8132111109
1283939819
9781283939812