Honour and violence : gender, power and law in southern Pakistan /

"The practice of karo kari allows family, especially fathers, brothers and sons, to take the lives of their daughters, sisters and mothers if they are accused of adultery. This volume examines the central position of karo kari in the social, political and juridical structures in Upper Sindh, Pa...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shah, Nafisa (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn, 2016.
Series:New directions in anthropology ; v. 39.
Subjects:
Honor killings > Pakistan > Sindh.
Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > Pakistan > Sindh.
Family violence > Pakistan > Sindh.
Violence > Pakistan > Sindh.
Dispute resolution (Law) > Pakistan > Sindh.
Crimes d'honneur > Pākistān > Sind.
Violence familiale > Pākistān > Sind.
Violence > Pākistān > Sind.
Règlement de conflits > Pākistān > Sind.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Dispute resolution (Law)
Family violence.
Honor killings.
Violence.
Women > Legal status, laws, etc.
Pakistan > Sindh.
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