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Female infanticide and child marriage / Sambodh Goswami.

Title
Female infanticide and child marriage / Sambodh Goswami.
Author
Goswami, Sambodh.
Publication
Jaipur : Rawat Publications, c2007.

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Details

Description
xvi, 408 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
Study with special reference to Rajasthan, India.
Subject
  • Child marriage > Rajasthan
  • Female infanticide > Rajasthan
  • Infant girls > Violence against > Rajasthan
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-405) and index.
Language (note)
  • Includes passages in Rajasthani.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Status of Women in India: A Historical Background -- Origin of Female Infanticide -- Child Marriages in Rajasthan -- Indigenous Reform Efforts -- Role of Caste Organizations in the Eradication of Child Marriages -- Role of the Native Rulers -- Female Infanticide in Recent Times.
ISBN
  • 8131601129
  • 9788131601129
LCCN
^^2007341163