Contentious Marriages, Eloping Couples Gender, Caste and Patriarchy in Northern India

Prem Chowdhry (author)

Hardback (22 Mar 2007)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book deals with the widespread phenomenon of contentious marriages and elopements in the north Indian state of Haryana. It focuses on the role of caste panchayats which curbs individual rights in the name of maintaining izzat (honour), bhaichara (brotherhood), biradri (community), and village aika (unity). It also unravels how state agencies abet the workings of the panchayat.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780195684995
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Pub date:	22 Mar 2007
Language:	English
Number of pages:	448
Weight:	518g
Height:	215mm
Width:	140mm
Spine width:	23mm