TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chowdhry, Prem
TI  - Contentious marriages, eloping couples: gender, caste, and patriarchy in northern India
SN  - 0195684990
U1  - 306.8 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Marriage
KW  - Elopement
N1  - Colonial period : creeping rigidity --
Post-colonial haryana : caste endogamy and traditional panchayats --
Inter-caste marriages : defying cultural norms --
Cases of runaway marriage : state intervention --
Controlling remarriage : post-colonial strengthening of the levirate --
Understanding local perceptions : caste stereotypes and cultural expectations --
Social factors : political economy of contentious marriages --
Complexities and concerns
ER  -