Dowry murder : the imperial origins of a cultural crime /

The Hindu custom of dowry has long been blamed for the murder of wives and female infants in India. In this highly provocative book, Veena Oldenburg argues that these killings are neither about dowry nor reflective of an Indian culture or caste system that encourages violence against women. Rather,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Oldenburg, Veena Talwar (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Temas:
1765-1947
Wives > Crimes against > India.
Uxoricide > Economic aspects > India.
Dowry > India > Criminal provisions.
Hindu women > Crimes against > India.
Hindu women > India > Economic conditions.
Caste > Political aspects > India.
Femmes mariées, Crimes contre les > Inde.
Uxoricide > Aspect économique > Inde.
Dot > Inde > Droit pénal.
Hindoues, Crimes contre les > Inde.
Hindoues > Inde > Conditions économiques.
Castes > Aspect politique > Inde.
Hindoues > Crimes contre > Inde.
Femmes mariées > Crimes contre > Inde.
TRUE CRIME > Murder > General.
British colonies
Caste > Political aspects
Dowry > Criminal provisions
Ehefrau
Mitgift
Mord
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
Great Britain > India > Colonies.
Great Britain > Colonies.
Inde > Histoire > 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Inde.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies.
India
Indien
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; Chapter 1 Conundrums and Contexts; Chapter 2 The Just-So Stories about Female Infanticide; Chapter 3 The Tangled Tale of Twisting a Safety Net into a Noose; Chapter 4 Engineering a Masculine World; Chapter 5 Local Customs and the Economy Grow Mustaches; Chapter 6 Writing Lives, Underwriting Silences: Understanding Dowry Death in Contemporary India; Epilogue; Notes; References; Index.

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