000			00409nam a2200133Ia 4500
999			_c148499 _d148499
020			_a0195684990
040			_cCUS
082			_a306.8 _bCHO/C
100			_aChowdhry, Prem
245			_aContentious marriages, eloping couples: gender, caste, and patriarchy in northern India/ _cPrem Chowdhry
260			_aNew Delhi: _bOxford University Press, _c2007.
300			_ax, 347 p. ; _c22 cm.
505			_aColonial 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.
650			_aMarriage
650			_aElopement
942			_cWB16