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

Chowdhry, Prem

 
9780195684995: Contentious Marriages, Eloping Couples: Gender, Caste and Patriarchy in Northern India
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ISBN 10: 0195684990 ISBN 13: 9780195684995
Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2007

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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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About the Author

Prem Chowdhry is an independent researcher and Former Fellow of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi.

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  • PublisherOUP Oxford
  • Publication date2007
  • ISBN 10 0195684990
  • ISBN 13 9780195684995
  • BindingHardcover
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages448

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