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Why would I be married here? : marriage migration and dispossession in neoliberal India /

"The book examines cross-region marriage migration in India that transgresses traditional norms of caste, religion, and ethnicity in marriage-making. An intimate account of the lived experience of migrant Hindu and Muslim brides in rural North India, it foregrounds the intersections of patriarc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kukreja, Reena (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2022.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"The book examines cross-region marriage migration in India that transgresses traditional norms of caste, religion, and ethnicity in marriage-making. An intimate account of the lived experience of migrant Hindu and Muslim brides in rural North India, it foregrounds the intersections of patriarchy, caste, religious fundamentalism, and neoliberal capitalism in shaping their everyday reality"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 284 pages) : maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501762574
1501762575
9781501762567
1501762567