Beyond honour: a historical materialist explanation of honour related violence/
Khan, Tahira S.
Beyond honour: a historical materialist explanation of honour related violence/ Tahira S. Khan - Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2006. - xxiii, 361 p. ; 23 cm.
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?
9780195979022
Women--Violence against
Patriarchy
Honor--Social aspects
Honor killings
Sex discrimination against women
Women's rights
303.6 / KHA/B
Beyond honour: a historical materialist explanation of honour related violence/ Tahira S. Khan - Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2006. - xxiii, 361 p. ; 23 cm.
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?
9780195979022
Women--Violence against
Patriarchy
Honor--Social aspects
Honor killings
Sex discrimination against women
Women's rights
303.6 / KHA/B