Amrit Wilson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3742288 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amrit Wilson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amrit |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilson |
| SIGNATURE | WILSON A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Abdul Rahman Mohamed Babu
Abdul Rahman Mohamed Babu (1924-1996) was a politician, scholar and writer, but above all he was a revolutionary who for nearly forty years was at the frontline of struggles against oppression, always seeking to create a progressive politics of the future. He was a Pan Africanist and a Marxist, an anti-imperialist and a fighter for democracy and these categories were not separable in much of his work, because there was for him, an underlying dial…
The forced marriage debate and the British state
In recent years, the British government has increasingly sought to intervene to prevent forced marriages and `honour killings'. But its new-found concern for the plight of South Asian women belies a deeper structure of racism, particularly against Muslims, and collusion with South Asian patriarchy. It is argued that initiatives such as the recent proposal for legislation on forced marriages are not empowering to women but are driven by the state'…
Dreams, Questions, Struggles
Dreams, Questions, Struggles
1. Introduction 2. The new 'good woman': reconstructing patriarchal control 3. A thing of beauty and a boy forever - changing masculinities 4. 'Mercy and Wisdom of a government'? Race, Culture and Immigration Control 5. Making a spectacle of oneself -South Asian weddings in Britain 6. Psychiatry, violence and mental distress 7. Contesting (mis)representations 8. Still fighting for justice -low-paid workers in a global market 9. Dreams, questions …
The future that works
The Challenge Road
Introduction Mabrat's story laying the foundations behind the enemy lines fighters land reform marriage health the future
Against the Grain
Against the Grain
Finding a Voice
First published in 1978, this Martin Luther King Memorial Prize-winner is a study of Asian women in Britain. The book looks at attitudes to love and marriage, family relationships and friendships, as well as recounting experiences of racism in housing and education and at the hands of the law
A burning fever
The forced marriage debate and the British state
In recent years, the British government has increasingly sought to intervene to prevent forced marriages and `honour killings'. But its new-found concern for the plight of South Asian women belies a deeper structure of racism, particularly against Muslims, and collusion with South Asian patriarchy. It is argued that initiatives such as the recent proposal for legislation on forced marriages are not empowering to women but are driven by the state'…
Finding a Voice
First published in 1978, this Martin Luther King Memorial Prize-winner is a study of Asian women in Britain. The book looks at attitudes to love and marriage, family relationships and friendships, as well as recounting experiences of racism in housing and education and at the hands of the law
A burning fever
Against the Grain
Against the Grain
The Challenge Road
Introduction Mabrat's story laying the foundations behind the enemy lines fighters land reform marriage health the future
The future that works
Dreams, Questions, Struggles
Dreams, Questions, Struggles
1. Introduction 2. The new 'good woman': reconstructing patriarchal control 3. A thing of beauty and a boy forever - changing masculinities 4. 'Mercy and Wisdom of a government'? Race, Culture and Immigration Control 5. Making a spectacle of oneself -South Asian weddings in Britain 6. Psychiatry, violence and mental distress 7. Contesting (mis)representations 8. Still fighting for justice -low-paid workers in a global market 9. Dreams, questions …
Abdul Rahman Mohamed Babu
Abdul Rahman Mohamed Babu (1924-1996) was a politician, scholar and writer, but above all he was a revolutionary who for nearly forty years was at the frontline of struggles against oppression, always seeking to create a progressive politics of the future. He was a Pan Africanist and a Marxist, an anti-imperialist and a fighter for democracy and these categories were not separable in much of his work, because there was for him, an underlying dial…
The forced marriage debate and the British state
In recent years, the British government has increasingly sought to intervene to prevent forced marriages and `honour killings'. But its new-found concern for the plight of South Asian women belies a deeper structure of racism, particularly against Muslims, and collusion with South Asian patriarchy. It is argued that initiatives such as the recent proposal for legislation on forced marriages are not empowering to women but are driven by the state'…
Sociology (8 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Cultural Studies (3 works) · Feminism (3 works) · History (3 works) · Human sexuality (3 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (3 works)