Beyond honour : a historical materialist explanation of honour related violence /
Khan, Tahira S.
Karachi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Honour/passion related violence: locating the kinds and contexts -- Honour, passion and violence: redefining terms, actors and mechanism -- Construction of female sexuality: religious roots -- Challenge of sexual transgression: ancient and modern legal responses -- Pakistan scenario: who suffers? -- Economics determine boundaries -- Love transgresses boundaries -- Society guards boundaries -- Legal system favours perpetrators of violence -- Politics respond to vested interests -- Is there hope for tomorrow?
Muslim women
Muslim women
Muslim women
Muslim women
Women's rights
Sex discrimination against women