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: |
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Print version::
Hindu divorce. |
Съдържание:
- Cover; Contents; Foreword; Author's Preface; Note on Profits; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; List of Figures; Note on Transliteration; 1 Conceptualizing Hindu Divorce; 2 Insights; 3 Divorce Stories; 4 Custom and Law; 5 Gender Bias in Legal Debates; 6 Conclusion; Appendix A: The Dharicha Law of the Princely State of Gwalior; Appendix B: Table of Cases; Bibliography; Index.