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Essay Galaxy - Phoolan Devi: Perceptions of Power
Phoolan Devi: Perceptions of Power
The purpose of this paper is to analyze and index gender and power as they
factor into the life of one Dalit woman, Phoolan Devi. Particularly, I have
chosen to examine the idea of whether or not she wielded real power. In an
attempt to make it more useful to speak of this slippery thing called power, I
would like to make some declarations and pose some questions about its' nature.
Cynthia Emerson has suggested that power is ultimately based on dependency
relationships (Emerson 1962). It is important to remember that almost all
manifestations of power require a power holder and at least one other party that
believes that the first holds power. I would like to stress the word
"believes" in the previous sentence because I think it is one of the key
ingredients in understanding relationships of power. ....
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Number Of Words: 997 |
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