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Book SynopsisTrade 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
