Why Would I Be Married Here?: Marriage Migration and Dispossession in Neoliberal India

by Reena Kukreja

Book Overview

Why Would I Be Married Here? examines marriage migration undertaken by rural bachelors in North India, unable to marry locally, who travel across the breadth of India seeking brides who do not share the same caste, ethnicity, language, or customs as themselves. Combining rich ethnographic evidence with Dalit feminist and political economy frameworks, Reena Kukreja connects the macro-political violent process of neoliberalism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501764136
• ISBN13: 9781501764134
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher