01330cam a2200181 4500 6660 2006454869 9780198063612 Chowdhry, Prem Contentious marriages, eloping couples : gender, caste, and patriarchy in northern India / Prem Chowdhry New Delhi ; Oxford University Press, 2007. x, 347 p. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-328) and index CONTENTS: Colonial period: Creeping Rigidity -- Post- colonial Haryana: Caste Endogamy and Traditional Panchayats -- Inter-Caste Marriages: Defying Cultural Norms -- Cases of Runaway Marriage: State Intervention -- Controlling Remarriage: Post-Colonial Strengthening of the Levirate -- Understanding Local Perceptions: Caste Stereotypes and Cultural Explanations -- Social Factors: Political Economy of Contentious Marriages. This book deals with the widespread phenomenon of contentious marriages and elopements in Haryana. It focuses on the role of caste panchayats which curbs individual rights in the name of maintaining honour, brotherhood, community, and village unity. It also unravels how state agencies abet the arbitrary workings of these panchayat. Elopement India Marriage India 5609 5609 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 2018-11-27 10390 0 392.2 CHO 30010269 2018-11-27 00:00:00 2018-11-27 MAIN