Dowry murder: the imperial origins of a cultural crime
Auteur :
Oldenburg, Veena Talwar
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195150728
Date de publication :
1 août 2002
Dimensions :
23,4 x 16,0 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
413 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Dowry Murder - the killing of a young bride, whose dowry has been deemed insufficient by her groom's family, has long been thought a holdover from a system of Hindu custom fundamentally misogynistic by nature. This book argues that dowry murder is not about dowry per se, nor is it rooted in an Indian culture that encourages violence against women.