Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: “Modern Girls”: Conceptualizing the Trans Woman–Hijra Divide
- 1 “New” Women and Old Hierarchies: Gender, Class, and Women’s Opportunity
- 2 Sex Work versus Office Work: Gender Nonconforming Identities and Employment
- 3 Hijra Families Today: Social Change and “Choice” for “New” Women
- 4 “You Can Do Whatever”: Shifting Authority in Hijra Family Relationships
- 5 A Family Resemblance: Explaining Changes in Hijra Relationships
- Conclusion: “I am Not a Hijra”: Opportunities, Inequalities, and the Perils of Inclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Index
Acknowledgments
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 November 2024
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: “Modern Girls”: Conceptualizing the Trans Woman–Hijra Divide
- 1 “New” Women and Old Hierarchies: Gender, Class, and Women’s Opportunity
- 2 Sex Work versus Office Work: Gender Nonconforming Identities and Employment
- 3 Hijra Families Today: Social Change and “Choice” for “New” Women
- 4 “You Can Do Whatever”: Shifting Authority in Hijra Family Relationships
- 5 A Family Resemblance: Explaining Changes in Hijra Relationships
- Conclusion: “I am Not a Hijra”: Opportunities, Inequalities, and the Perils of Inclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- Index
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- ‘New’ WomenTrans Women, Hijras and the Remaking of Inequality in India, pp. 169 - 170Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025