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100			_aPratibha
245		0	_aSHADES OF FEMINISM : _bA study of select novels of Shashi Deshpande, Namita Gokhale and Manju Kapur / _cby Pratibha
260			_aJaipur: _bRawat Publications, _c2022.
300			_a208p.; _c22cm.
505			_a1 Introduction • Understanding Feminism • The Three Schools of Feminism: A Critique • Feminism in India: A Sociological Survey of the Forces Responsible for Undermining Woman Power 2 Shashi Deshpande: Novelist as a ‘Reformer, Not Revolutionary’ • A Matter of Time • Small Remedies 3 Namita Gokhale: Radicalism as ‘Tired Ideology’ • Paro: Dreams of Passion • Gods, Graves and Grandmother 4 Manju Kapur: Accentuating Social Engineering • Difficult Daughters • A Married Woman 5 Conclusion: The Disparate Reconciled
520			_aMuch has been written on feminism since its rise and it is both attacked and defended, which shows that like a post-colonial text, it is not a 'monolithic' but a polyphonic ideology. Feminism is defended for it being an inherently human programme, for its commitment to the philosophy of humanism, which is reflected in its emphasis on treating women first as 'humans' and also for its belief in the advancement of humanity by its own efforts without affecting any revolutionary upheaval. The aim is the creation of a just society in which power and reward are distributed in terms of ability and merit, rather than gender privilege. It is attacked for its overdoing by some feminists, totally misprizing the notion of feminism, deeming it to be synonymous with unbridled freedom (which is damaging regardless of the gender) and perpetuating the mentality of false victimhood and advocating superiority (retrograde to the same idea they fought against) and impunity based on their gender. The present book purports to examine the novels of the three contemporary Indian women novelists, Shashi Deshpande, Namita Gokhale and Manju Kapur in the context of the above and also the three main fashions; the ‘shades’ of feminism, the liberal/moderate, the radical and the socialist showing the degree of affinity with and departure from the canon of value as enshrined in their agenda. The novels, for their dealing with the moral questions of the feminist concerns such as child-parent relationship, woman education and marriage, sexual morality, the fragility of illusions and the brutality of the outer world, have the power and density of poetry and thus, resonate beyond the confines of time and locale. ---provided by publisher
650			_aArts & Design
650			_a Feminism
650			_aIdeology
650			_aMarried Woman
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