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Beyond honour: a historical materialist explanation of honour related violence/ Tahira S. Khan

By: Khan, Tahira S Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2006Description: xxiii, 361 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780195979022Subject(s): Women--Violence against | Patriarchy | Honor--Social aspects | Honor killings | Sex discrimination against women | Women's rightsDDC classification: 303.6

Contents:

Honour/passion related violence: locating the kinds and contexts -- Honour, passion and violence: redefining terms, actors and mechanism -- Construction of female sexuality: religious roots -- Challenge of sexual transgression: ancient and modern legal responses -- Pakistan scenario: who suffers? -- Economics determine boundaries -- Love transgresses boundaries -- Society guards boundaries -- Legal system favours perpetrators of violence -- Politics respond to vested interests -- Is there hope for tomorrow?

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	303.6 KHA/B (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P03286

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Honour/passion related violence: locating the kinds and contexts --
Honour, passion and violence: redefining terms, actors and mechanism --
Construction of female sexuality: religious roots --
Challenge of sexual transgression: ancient and modern legal responses --
Pakistan scenario: who suffers? --
Economics determine boundaries --
Love transgresses boundaries --
Society guards boundaries --
Legal system favours perpetrators of violence --
Politics respond to vested interests --
Is there hope for tomorrow?

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