Dowry Murder: The Imperial Origins of a Cultural Crime

by Veena Talwar Oldenburg

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The Hindu custom of dowry has long been blamed for the murder of wives and female infants in India. In this highly provocative book, Veena Oldenburg argues that these killings are neither about dowry nor reflective of an Indian culture or caste system that encourages violence against women. Rather, such killings can be traced directly to the influences of the British colonial era. In the precolonial period, dowry was an institution managed by women,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195150724

ISBN13:9780195150728

Release Date:July 2002

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"

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