Hindu divorce : a legal anthropology /
This comparative study investigates the place of Hindu divorce in the Indian legal system and considers whether it offers a way out of a matrimonial crisis situation for women. Using the narratives of the social actors involved, it poses questions about the relationship between traditional jurisdict...
| Основен автор: | Holden, Livia. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Aldershot :
Ashgate,
℗♭2008.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=270877 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Hindu divorce. |
| Резюме: |
This comparative study investigates the place of Hindu divorce in the Indian legal system and considers whether it offers a way out of a matrimonial crisis situation for women. Using the narratives of the social actors involved, it poses questions about the relationship between traditional jurisdictions located in rural areas and the larger legal culture of towns and cities in India, and also in the UK and USA. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xvii, 259 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-251) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780754688365 0754688364 |