Political Economy of Class, Caste and Gender

This book examines the structures of power and hierarchies within the agrarian political economy in India, with a focus on gender.

Autorentext

Ishita Mehrotra is an independent researcher with interests in political economy of agrarian relations, caste and gender, rural labour relations, labour movements and development theory. Previously, she has taught at the School of Development Studies and the School of Undergraduate Studies at Ambedkar University Delhi, India.

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Acknowledgements

1 Introduction
2 Who Is a Labourer? Reconceptualising and Understanding the Agrarian Question of Labour Today
3 Are All Peasants Even? Mapping Occupational Patterns and Hierarchies
4 Subsidising Patriarchal Capitalism: Labour Relations of Dalit Women 5 Negotiating for Every Penny: Labour Resistance and Struggle 6 Conclusion

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