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Marrying in South Asia: Shifting Concepts, Changing Practices in a Globalising World

Marrying in South Asia: Shifting Concepts, Changing Practices in a Globalising World

Edited by Ravinder Kaur and Rajni Palriwala
638 750 (15% off)
ISBN 13
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9789352872732
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2018
Marrying in South Asia looks closely at the changing notions and practices of marriage in Bangladeshi, Pakistani and south Indian Muslims, Bhutanese ethnic groups, Nepali widows, the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora, south Asian gays and lesbians, middle class and urban, working class communities and many other groups. With the globalizing world as the backdrop, the essays in this volume examine the processes that make a marriage, the implications of marriage, cohabitation and divorce on domesticity and work and the acknowledgement of multiple sexualities, as well as the contestations and conflicts—including in the law courts—that are part of the institution. The diverse ethnographic accounts, demographic analyses and economic investigations provide a wider window to marriage than is usually available in a single volume. This volume brings together scholars in sociology, anthropology, economics, demography, development studies, queer theory and gender studies and historical research from around the world. It is a must-read for students and scholars of sociology, anthropology and South Asia studies.