{"product_id":"food-faith-and-gender-in-south-asia-the-cultural-politics-of-womens-food-practices-paperback","title":"Food, Faith and Gender in South Asia: The Cultural Politics of Women's Food Practices - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNita Kumar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eUsha Sanyal\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do women express individual agency when engaging in seemingly prescribed or approved practices such as religious fasting? How are sectarian identities played out in the performance of food piety? What do food practices tell us about how women negotiate changes in family relationships? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This collection offers a variety of distinct perspectives on these questions. Organized thematically, areas explored include the subordination of women, the nature of resistance, boundary making and the construction of identity and community. Methodologically, the essays use imaginative reconstructions of women's experiences, particularly where the only accounts available are written by men. The essays focus on Hindus and Muslims in South Asia, Sri Lankan Buddhist women and South Asians in the diaspora in the US and UK. Pioneering new research into food and gender roles in South Asia, this will be of use to students of food studies, sociology, anthropology and cultural studies.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUsha Sanyal \u003c\/b\u003eis Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Political Science at Wingate University, North Carolina, USA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNita Kumar \u003c\/b\u003eis Brown Family Professor of South Asian History at Claremont McKenna College in California, USA.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42099695911047,"sku":"9781350278035","price":80.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4fd655dd60d35a78b59768047ff52326.webp?v=1732376717","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/food-faith-and-gender-in-south-asia-the-cultural-politics-of-womens-food-practices-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}