The empowerment of women in India : grassroots women's networks and the state - Purushothaman, Sangeetha, 1963- (New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 1998)
Foreword / Charles Tilly -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Material Conditions Shaping Grassroots Women's Lives and their Organizations -- 3. The Formation of the Swayam Shikshan Prayog Network -- 4. A Reconceptualization of Social Movement Theory in the Context of Women's Organizations in India -- 5. The Community Participation Approach -- 6. Engendering the State -- 7. The Process and Outcomes of Interaction in the Swayam Shikshan Prayog -- 8. Conclusions.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Women -- Political activity -- India; Women political activists -- India; Social movements -- India