Marriage and family in India /
Traces the history of polygyny and polyandry amongst Hindus and Muslims against a background of economic circumstance and religious belief. Child-marriage, early widowhood and joint-family are discussed ... [N]ew chapters on the status of woman and family in an urban setting ... have been added.--Fr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Bombay] ; [New York] :
Indian Branch, Oxford University Press,
1966.
Bombay, London : Oxford University Press (Indian Branch), 1966. |
| Edition: | 3d ed. |
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| Summary: | Traces the history of polygyny and polyandry amongst Hindus and Muslims against a background of economic circumstance and religious belief. Child-marriage, early widowhood and joint-family are discussed ... [N]ew chapters on the status of woman and family in an urban setting ... have been added.--From publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 395 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 380-387) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780195603668 |