Marriage and Divorce in Islamic South-East Asia

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This study draws on statistical, historical, and ethnographic data to provide a clear and comprehensive picture of the remarkable changes which have occurred in this region since the 1950s. Age at marriage for females has risen sharply, age differences between spouses have narrowed, and divorce rates have fallen drastically in relation to rates in Western countries. Gavin Jones sets these trends within the context of the pre-Islamic situation in the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:9676530476

ISBN13:9789676530479

Release Date:September 1994

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:376 Pages

Weight:1.63 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 10.0"

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Parenting & Relationships Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences

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