Unearthing Gender : Folksongs of North India
This book is a compelling ethnographic analysis of folksongs sung primarily by lower-caste women in north India, in the fields, at weddings, during travels, and in other settings. Smita Tewari Jassal uses these songs to explore how ideas of caste, gender, sexuality, labor, and power may be strengthe...
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Main Author: | Jassal, Smita Tewari (auth) |
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Durham NC
Duke University Press
2012
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