Journalist and human rights activist Rafia Zakaria’s foreword to this new edition is an impassioned letter in two parts: the first to Western feminists; the second to feminists in the Global South, entreating them to use this ...

Embodied Violence is a major investigation into the myriad of ways in which societies play out the struggle for cultural identity on women's bodies.

It discusses the links between capital accumulation, religious revivalism, ethnic identity and political movements, and the marriage 'cartels' which led to further concentration of wealth.The book focuses on the rentier nature of the ...

She tells the stories of many well-known women, including Katherine Mayo, Helena Blavatsky, Annie Besant, Madeleine Slade, and Mirra Richard and highlights the stories of dozens of women whose names have been forgotten today.

Contributed articles on 20th century feminism.

This book is a major investigation into the myriad of ways in which societies play out the struggle for cultural identity on women's bodies.

Nobodies to Somebodies examines the origins and growth of the bourgeoisie in Sri Lanka during British rule an important but neglected aspect of the Country's modern history.

The book provides an astute analysis of the strategic alliances and political manoeuvres made by the various actors in this struggle. This volume offers readers a truly integrated history of the labour movement on Sri Lankan plantations.

This book focuses on the vanguard role of the Euro-Asian communities in South Asia, the Burghers, Anglo-Indians and Eurasians, in struggles for democratic rights, long before colonial conditions were ripe for radical social and political ...