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"Ashwini Tambe’s Defining Girlhood in India is eloquently written, empirically grounded, and persuasively argued." --Journal of Women's History
"By employing a transnational feminist lens to investigate sexual maturity laws that informed the idea of girlhood, this book represents a significant contribution to the field of girlhood studies." --Contemporary South Asia

"Defining Girlhood weaves an otherwise rich and extensive tale of the 'girl child' as a rapidly morphing but always potent signifier in Indian and international politics." --Journal of Asian Studies



"Defining Girlhood in India emerges as a well-timed and much-needed genealogy of the girl child as a political subject. . . . Beautifully written and organized." --Progress in Development Studies

Defining Girlhood in India

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      Publisher University of Illinois Press
      Published 16 October 2019
      ISBN-13 9780252042720
      978-0252042720
      ISBN-10 0252042727
      Also in:
      Law and society, gender issues Gender studies: women and girls

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "Ashwini Tambe’s Defining Girlhood in India is eloquently written, empirically grounded, and persuasively argued." --Journal of Women's History
      "By employing a transnational feminist lens to investigate sexual maturity laws that informed the idea of girlhood, this book represents a significant contribution to the field of girlhood studies." --Contemporary South Asia

      "Defining Girlhood weaves an otherwise rich and extensive tale of the 'girl child' as a rapidly morphing but always potent signifier in Indian and international politics." --Journal of Asian Studies



      "Defining Girlhood in India emerges as a well-timed and much-needed genealogy of the girl child as a political subject. . . . Beautifully written and organized." --Progress in Development Studies

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