About the Book

It is widely believed that women in Manipur not only enjoy a high status, are accorded esteem and respect, participate actively in public life, contribute greatly to the economy, take a leading role in cultural and religious practices and festival. All the above facts are truisms, yet the status of Manipur women is riddled by internal contradictions apparent from the escalating rise of violence against women both at home and outside. The book analyzes some of these internal contradictions relating to women's status, conditions, opportunities and threats and to suggest a few measures towards a way forward because one quality common to all Manipur Women is Resilience and Courage.

About Author

Salam Irene is Professor and Head of the Department of History, Manipur University. For more than three decades she has been actively engaged in teaching and research at the postgraduate level and has produced several Ph. D. scholars. She has authored a number of books and written several papers, and travelled extensively all over the world, presented papers at various International Conference. She has also collaborated on International Projects like 'Resilience Amongst Youth' - Dalhousie University Canada, 'The Inter relationships between drugs and socio-economic development' - Melbourne, Australia and 'The Manual for Reducing Drug Related Harm in Asia' - The Centre for Harm Reduction, Macfarlane Burnett Centre for Medical Research Australia and Asian Harm Reduction Network, Chiangmai, Thailand. She has also completed a project on 'Muslim Women in Manipur' for the National Commission of Women. New Delhi and another one published by Shipra is 'Tribals of Manipur and Modernisation' for MAKAIAS, Kolkata.

Contents

Preface

One:   Introduction

Two: Women’s Status: Internal Contradictions, Role of Women

Three: Vulnerability of Women: Its Causes

Four: Violence against Women: Is Endemic and Escalating

Five: Conclusion

Index

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