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Author Sudhir Chandra, 1941-

Title Enslaved daughters : colonialism, law and women's rights / Sudhir Chandra ; with an afterword
Edition 2nd ed
Published New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 265 pages)
Contents "With an afterword." -- T.p
Summary Adopting a radical-feminist stance, this book discusses the case of Dadaji Bhikaji against his 22 year-old wife Rukhmabai, filed when, after 11 years, she refused to live with him as per the Hindu marriage law. The book examines the lawsuit, looks at the role of the British during the court proceedings, and highlights some details of Rukhmabai's life that could reveal some psycho-social factors that gave her the strength to rebel
Notes Previous edition: 1998
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Women -- India -- Social conditions
Women -- India -- History -- 19th century
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- India -- History -- 19th century
Women.
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Women -- Social conditions.
Law - Non-U.S.
Law, Politics & Government.
Law - Africa, Asia, Pacific & Antarctica.
India.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199080311
0199080313