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DOWRY:
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE
Tamsin Bradley,
Emma Tomlin & Mangala Subramaniam (EDs.)
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Dowry
is not confined to upper-caste Hindus of South
Asia but has spread across castes and religions,
and transnationally. This book explores dowry
practices in South Asia from a number of
theoretical pesrpectives and through a
multidisciplinary lens. It analyses the
intersection between gender seen in terms of power
relatins and systems of exchange, and violence against
women as a result of their marital status.
It examines the dynamics and complexities of
these changes and analyses why so many current
initiatives against it fail to have significant
impact. Its three sections —
Conceptualising Dowry; The Changing Patterns of Dowry; and Activism: Challenges to Dowry - looksk at dowry through the themes of marriage; property and inheritance rights; collective action against it; legal changes and domestic violence; the womens’ movement; caste; Indian literature; Hindu scriptures; son-preference; and reproductive health.
The contributors are members of an international network of scholars in India, America and Europe called the Dowry Project, which aims to bridge the gap between research and practice.
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TASMIN
BRADLEY
is ESRC Research Fellow, London Metropolitan Univeristy. She has published a monograph, Challenging the NGOS: Women, religion and Western Dialogues in India (2006).
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EMMA
TOMLIN
is Lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Leeds and author of
Bio-Divinity and Biodiversity: the limits of religious environmentalism for India (Forthcoming, 2008)
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MANGALA
SUBRAMANIAM
is Associate Professor of Sociology, Purdue University, USA.Her monograph is titled,
The Power of Women's Organizing: Gender, Caste, and Class in India (2006)
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