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No One Will Let Her Live: Women´s Struggle for Well-Being in a Delhi Slum
Claire Snell-Rood
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Hardback. The inequalities that structure relationships in Delhi's urban slums have left the health of women living there chronically vulnerable. The author argues that women rely on moral strategies to confront the poverty and unstable relationships that threaten their well-being. She breaks new ground by delineating the ways in which women set boundaries. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 b/w, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
The inequalities that structure relationships in Delhi's urban slums have left the health of women living there chronically vulnerable. Yet for women living in slums, there is no other option than to depend on someone. Based on fourteen months of intensive fieldwork with ten families in a Delhi slum, No One Will Let Her Live argues that women rely on moral strategies to confront the poverty and unstable relationships that threaten their well-being. Claire Snell-Rood breaks new ground by delineating the complex ways in which women set boundaries, maintain their independence, and develop a nuanced sense of selfhood that draws ... Read more
The inequalities that structure relationships in Delhi's urban slums have left the health of women living there chronically vulnerable. Yet for women living in slums, there is no other option than to depend on someone. Based on fourteen months of intensive fieldwork with ten families in a Delhi slum, No One Will Let Her Live argues that women rely on moral strategies to confront the poverty and unstable relationships that threaten their well-being. Claire Snell-Rood breaks new ground by delineating the complex ways in which women set boundaries, maintain their independence, and develop a nuanced sense of selfhood that draws ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520284807
SKU
V9780520284807
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About Claire Snell-Rood
Claire Snell-Rood is an assistant professor in behavioral science at the University of Kentucky.
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