MODERN SOUTH ASIA
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MODERN SOUTH ASIA
INDIA $$$
Underpaid, living conditions
+ middle class
NationalismLack political power, rights
Indian National CongressBritish resentment
??? Education
Liberalism Equality Self-govt.historyWomen’s rights
Young people?Frustrated, despairPalestine?
GANDHI Lawyer S. Africa
Nonwhites
AshramCommunitywealth, violenceBenevolence
+ Fame, stature
INDIA Independence Muslim, Hindu M. Jinnah
“direct action”MuslimPakistan
PARTITION Religious, political 1947
Refugees Deaths
TODAY? Religion
Violence
++ growth Skilled, professionals Problems?
Most billionaires+ poverty
SRI LANKA Cultural, historical
Differences
NEPAL Slow development Poor standards Hindu Tourism
PAKISTAN Diverse people, languages Family Arranged marriages
Paternal cousins
Patrilineal, male dominated
VILLAGE LIFE Swara
Forced marriagesYoung girls
FeudsVendettas
CODE OF HONOR Women’s chastity Honor killings
Outlawed 2000
MARRIAGES Subordination women Honor women’s actions
ArrangedNo meetings
PashtunsWife-husband, very formal
WOMEN Little status Purdah No work, education, rights, etc.
BANGLADESH “Bengal” East Pakistan Independent
AFGHANISTAN Taliban Early 90’s Origins?
AFGHANISTAN Gender apartheid U.S. support? Distorted view Islam
No basis
WOMEN Work, schools No public appearances
Banned Western items