Contentious marriages, eloping couples: gender, caste, and patriarchy in northern India/
Chowdhry, Prem
Contentious marriages, eloping couples: gender, caste, and patriarchy in northern India/ Prem Chowdhry - New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2007. - x, 347 p. ; 22 cm.
Colonial period : creeping rigidity --
Post-colonial haryana : caste endogamy and traditional panchayats --
Inter-caste marriages : defying cultural norms --
Cases of runaway marriage : state intervention --
Controlling remarriage : post-colonial strengthening of the levirate --
Understanding local perceptions : caste stereotypes and cultural expectations --
Social factors : political economy of contentious marriages --
Complexities and concerns.
0195684990
Marriage
Elopement
306.8 / CHO/C
Contentious marriages, eloping couples: gender, caste, and patriarchy in northern India/ Prem Chowdhry - New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2007. - x, 347 p. ; 22 cm.
Colonial period : creeping rigidity --
Post-colonial haryana : caste endogamy and traditional panchayats --
Inter-caste marriages : defying cultural norms --
Cases of runaway marriage : state intervention --
Controlling remarriage : post-colonial strengthening of the levirate --
Understanding local perceptions : caste stereotypes and cultural expectations --
Social factors : political economy of contentious marriages --
Complexities and concerns.
0195684990
Marriage
Elopement
306.8 / CHO/C