This article was downloaded by: [the Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford] On: 15 October 2014, At: 02:27 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK CONTEMPORARY South Asia Contemporary South Asia Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ccsa20 South Asian feminisms Lipika Kamraª a University of Oxford, UK Published online: 27 Nov 2013. To cite this article: Lipika Kamra (2013) South Asian feminisms, Contemporary South Asia, 21:4, 474-475, DOI: 10.1080/09584935.2013.856594 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09584935.2013.856594 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms- and-conditions
474 Book reviews South Asian feminisms, edited by Ania Loomba and Ritty A. Lukose, Durham, NC, Duke University Press, 2012, 422 pp., ISBN 978-0-8223-5179-5 South Asian feminisms offers fresh perspectives on the current state and the future of fem- inist politics in South Asia and the rest of the non-western world. The 16 essays in the volume engage with the challenges faced by feminist practice and scholarship in contem- porary South Asia, and are organized under six themes: religion and secularism; labour and globalisation; war and peace; the politics of reading and writing; sex work and sexuality; and feminist crisis and futures. While most essays are on India, some essays on Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have also been included. Loomba and Lukose employ plural 'fem- inisms' to show the diversity of feminist theory and activism within the South Asian region and beyond, and 'feminism' in the singular to talk about it as 'general concept or a horizon of hope and desire (2, 3). The novelty of this volume lies in its attempt to deal with the specificity and diversity of feminist knowledge in the South Asian region, while also enter- ing into a dialogue with feminist theory and practice elsewhere. Four key questions are raised across the essays in this