Dowry Murder
Subtitle: The Imperial Origins of a Cultural Crime
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: July 18, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780195150711
Subjects: Crime & criminology; History of specific subjects; Women's studies; Religion; Sociology; India; Murder - General; Sociology - General; Women's Studies - General; Social Science / Sociology / General; Reference; Crimes againt; Criminal provisions; Dowry; Economic aspects; Uxoricide; Wives
First sentence: What [was given] before the [nuptial] fire, what [was given] on the bridal procession, what was given in token of love, and what was received from her brother, mother or father, that is called the six-fold property of a woman.