For students, scholars, and activists, Purewal (sociology, U. of Manchester, UK) examines the phenomenon of son preference and the variety of arguments that justify the preference for male children. D
"This is an important intervention that reveals how critical it is to understand historical and sociological contexts of the female foeticide problem in Punjab. Purewal carefully, lucidly analyses how
This comprehensive volume contributes to debates which seek to move feminist scholarship away from the reification of the war/peace and security/economy divides. It was originally published as an onli
Drawing on insights from theoretical engagements with materiality and subalternity, Materiality, Practice and Performance at Sacred Sites in India and Pakistan opens new frames for understanding relig