Beyond honour: a historical materialist explanation of honour related violence/ Tahira S. Khan
Material type: TextPublication details: Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2006Description: xxiii, 361 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780195979022Subject(s): Women--Violence against | Patriarchy | Honor--Social aspects | Honor killings | Sex discrimination against women | Women's rightsDDC classification: 303.6Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 303.6 KHA/B (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P03286 |
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Society guards boundaries --
Legal system favours perpetrators of violence --
Politics respond to vested interests --
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