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Difficult Transition - The Nepal Papers
Sharma, Mandira; Tamang, Seira
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Description for Difficult Transition - The Nepal Papers
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKN; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 145 x 32. Weight in Grams: 568.
Nepal, because it was never directly colonized, is seen as something of an outlier on the subcontinent, but the country could not remain totally immune to the influence of colonialism in its neighborhood. A Difficult Transition shows that, in addition to home-grown feudal patriarchal structures, it is the larger colonial and postcolonial context of the subcontinent that has enabled the structuring of inequalities and power relations in Nepal, which today allow for widespread sexual violence and impunity. Recent years have seen an increase in public discussion about sexual violence in Nepal, and the state has created legislation and action plans ... Read more
Nepal, because it was never directly colonized, is seen as something of an outlier on the subcontinent, but the country could not remain totally immune to the influence of colonialism in its neighborhood. A Difficult Transition shows that, in addition to home-grown feudal patriarchal structures, it is the larger colonial and postcolonial context of the subcontinent that has enabled the structuring of inequalities and power relations in Nepal, which today allow for widespread sexual violence and impunity. Recent years have seen an increase in public discussion about sexual violence in Nepal, and the state has created legislation and action plans ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9789385932052
SKU
V9789385932052
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99-14
About Sharma, Mandira; Tamang, Seira
Mandira Sharma is a lawyer, activist, and cofounder of Advocacy Forum, an organization of Nepali human rights lawyers. She was awarded the Human Rights Watch prestigious Human Rights Defender Award in 2006. Seira Tamang is an activist and researcher working with the Research and Policy Institute, Kathmandu.
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