South Asians and the dowry problem
By: edited by Werner Menski ; with a preface by Himendra Thakur.
Contributors: Menski, Werner.; International Conference on Dowry and Bride-Burning.
Publisher: Vistaar Publications
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New Delhi
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Dowry -- South Asia -- Congresses.; Murder -- South Asia -- Congresses.; Uxoricide -- South Asia -- Congresses.; Wives -- Crimes against -- South Asia -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Description: Collection of the main papers from three International Conferences on Dowry and Bride-Burning; the 1st and 2nd conferences were held at Harvard University in 1995 and 1996 and the 3rd at London University in 1997.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-259) and index.