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Hardcover. Zustand: New. Women's Reservation and Politics: Past, Present and Future explores the involvement or participation of women in the history of Indian politics and its neighbouring countries, especially over the past three/four decades. This present volume is an effort to review the recently passed Act, i.e. Women's Reservation Act, 2023, and the reservation for women in India. Despite having different opinions regarding this Act, many scholars, intellectuals, activists, and politicians believed that this Act would reduce the gender disparity and fill up the gaps in Indian politics. Further, this Act could solve women's issues and empower them. Divided into four sections, various chapters explore the facets of the Women's Reservation Act and the voyage of changing women's status in politics. An attempt is made to highlight the ground realities of women in politics by focusing on the historical background of women's reservation, its associated challenges and ways forward in empowering women politically. This volume is a partial outcome of the ICSSR, New Delhi-sponsored National Seminar on 'Reservation for Women: Past, Present and Future'. The book comprehensively views the changing reservation policies or Acts concerning the political empowerment of women in mainstream politics.…