Broken Mirrors: The 'Dowry Problem' in India - Couverture souple

Wyatt, Robin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 8132105036 ISBN 13 : 9788132105039

Editeur : SAGE, 2011

Synopsis

Robin Wyatt, with Nazia Masood, investigates why the specter of 'dowry death' continues to haunt Indian society even a decade into the 21st century, urging readers to look beyond the obvious. The narrative, as it effortlessly turns its gaze from the story of a survivor of domestic violence to that of one accused of the crime, smashes the conventional image of so-called 'dowry deaths'. It picks up each of the shattered pieces of the mirror and looks into them closely, and what emerges is a complex portrait of a society where marriage counseling remains taboo and inaccessible to large sections of the population, where the quest for 'justice', armed with powerful, 'pro-women' anti-dowry laws, brushes aside the truth behind the breakdown of many a perfect marriage.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robin Wyatt, PhD in Indian Law and Sociology, is a research consultant interested in social development and vulnerable people.
Nazia Masood holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree and is working as a high school Sociology teacher at an international school in Bangalore.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Why does the spectre of 'dowry death' continue to haunt Indian society even a decade into the 21st century? This book investigates this problem. It turns its gaze from the story of a survivor of domestic violence to that of one accused of the crime, and smashes the conventional image of so-called 'dowry deaths'.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8132105036
• ISBN 13: 9788132105039
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 244
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne