Hindu Women's Property Rights in Rural India : Law, Labour and Culture in Action.

This volume addresses the issue of Hindu peasant women's ability to effectuate the statutory rights to succession and assert ownership of their share in family land. The work combines a critical evaluation of law with economic analyses into allocation of resources within the family as a means o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Patel, Reena
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Farnham : Ashgate Pub., 2007.
Temas:
Women (Hindu law)
Women peasants > Legal status, laws, etc. > India.
Right of property > India.
Property (Hindu law)
Inheritance and succession (Hindu law)
Droit de propriété > Inde.
Propriété (Droit hindou)
Successions et héritages (Droit hindou)
Right of property
India
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 A Conceptual Map; 3 The Development of Females' Proprietary Rights in Hindu Law; 4 Conversations: What Women Think; 5 An Evaluation of Women's Self-Interest in the Hindu Law of Succession; 6 Women, Work and Land Rights; 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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