Hindu Divorce: A Legal Anthropology

By Livia Holden

Book Overview

This comparative study investigates the place of Hindu divorce in the Indian legal system and considers whether it offers a way out of a matrimonial crisis situation for women. Using the narratives of the social actors involved, it poses questions about the relationship between traditional jurisdictions located in rural areas and the larger legal culture of towns and cities in India, and also in the UK and USA.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138255645
• ISBN13: 9781138255647
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"