01316cam a22002538a 450000500170000000800410001701000130005802000150007102000150008603500110010104000330011205000260014508200290017110000370020024501110023726000530034826300090040130000340041050400510044450504620049565000380095765000380099565000290103320181209223533.0970804s1997    cauab    b    00110 eng    a97031053  a0803993951  a080399396X  a279967  aANLbengdBD-DhBPAcBD-DhBPA00aHQ1236.5.I4bP87 199700a305.420954221bPUE 19981 aPurushothaman, Sangeetha,d1963-14aThe empowerment of women in India :bgrassroots women's networks and the state /cSangeetha Purushothaman.  aNew DelhiaThousand Oaks, Calif. :bSage,c1997.  a9710  a384 p. :bill., map ;c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aForeword / 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. 0aWomenxPolitical activityzIndia. 0aWomen political activistszIndia. 0aSocial movementszIndia.