Dislocating Cultures: Identities, Traditions, and Third-World Feminism (Thinking Gender) | 
 enlarge | Author: Uma Narayan
Publisher: Routledge
Category: Book
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Pages: 176
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.7 x 0.5
ISBN: 0415914191
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.42091724
EAN: 9780415914192
ASIN: 0415914191
Publication Date: June 1997
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Dislocating Cultures takes aim at the related notions of nation, identity, and tradition to show how Western and Third World scholars have misrepresented Third World cultures and feminist agendas. Drawing attention to the political forces that have spawned, shaped, and perpetuated these misrepresentations since colonial times, Uma Narayan inspects the underlying problems which "culture" poses for the respect of difference and cross-cultural understanding.Questioning the problematic roles assigned to Third World subjects within multiculturalism, Narayan examines ways in which the flow of information across national contexts affects our understanding of issues. Dislocating Cultures contributes a philosophical perspective on areas of ongoing interest such as nationalism, post-colonial studies, and the cultural politics of debates over tradition and "westernization" in Third World contexts.
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 India-specific analysis is excellent August 1, 2000
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Anyone researching the role of women in India won't want to miss this -- the author speaks insightfully about her feminism being a result of her personal experiences in India, while her mother and others accuse her of being "brainwashed" by Westerners. Narayan makes a strong case for "organic" Third World feminism.
 An award-winning book! September 15, 1998
13 out of 21 found this review helpful
This book was awarded the American Political Science Association's Victoria Schuck Award for the best book on women and politics for 1997.
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