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020			_a9780198063612
100	1		_aChowdhry, Prem
245	1	0	_aContentious marriages, eloping couples : _bgender, caste, and patriarchy in northern India / _cPrem Chowdhry
260			_aNew Delhi ; _bOxford University Press, _c2007.
300			_ax, 347 p. ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [315]-328) and index
505			_aCONTENTS: 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. _g _r _t
520			_aThis 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.
650		0	_aElopement _zIndia
650		0	_aMarriage _zIndia
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