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Dowry Murder
Language: en
Pages: 281
Authors: Veena Talwar Oldenburg
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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Oldenburg argues that dowry murder is not about dowry per se nor is it rooted in an Indian culture or caste system that encourages violence against women. Rathe
Dowry Murder: Reinvestigating A Cultural
Language: en
Pages: 346
Authors: Veena Talwar Oldenburg
Categories: Caste
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: Penguin Books India

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"Dowry in India has long been blamed for the murder of wives and female infants. Reconstructing the history of dowry in this highly provocative book, Veena Talw
Terror as a Bargaining Instrument
Language: en
Pages: 36
Authors: Francis Bloch
Categories: Benef Children
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: World Bank Publications

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Some aspects of violent behavior are linked to economic incentives. In India, domestic violence is used as a bargaining instrument, to extract larger dowries fr
Bride Burning in India
Language: en
Pages: 348
Authors: Mohd Umar
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: APH Publishing

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With special reference to Uttar Pradesh, India.
Dislocating Cultures
Language: en
Pages: 233
Authors: Uma Narayan
Categories: Philosophy
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-04-15 - Publisher: Routledge

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Dislocating Cultures takes aim at the related notions of nation, identity, and tradition to show how Western and Third World scholars have misrepresented Third