Veena oldenburg (29 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. The Hindu custom of dowry has long been blamed for the murder of wives and female infants in India. In this highly provocative book, Veena Oldenburg argues that these killings are neither about dowry nor reflective of an Indian culture or caste system that encourages violence against women. Rather, such killings can be traced directly to the influences of the British colonial era. In the precolonial period, dowry was an institution managed by women, for women, to enable them to establish their status and have recourse in an emergency. As a consequence of the massive economic and societal upheaval brought on by British rule, women's entitlements to the precious resources obtained from land were erased and their control of the system diminished, ultimately resulting in a devaluing of their very lives. Taking us on a journey into the colonial Punjab, Veena Oldenburg skillfully follows the paper trail left by British bureaucrats to indict them for interpreting these crimes against women as the inherent defects of Hindu caste culture. The British, Oldenburg claims, publicized their civilizing mission and blamed the caste system in order to cover up the devastation their own agrarian policies had wrought on the Indian countryside. A forceful demystification of contemporary bride burning concludes this remarkably original book. Deploying her own experiences and memories and her research at a women's shelter with dowry cases for almost a year in the mid-eighties, the author looks at the contemporary violence against wives and daughters-in-law in modern India. Oldenburg seamlessly weaves the contemporary with the historical, the personal with the political, and strips the layers of exoticism off an ancient practice to show how an invaluable safety net was twisted into a deadly noose. She brings us startlingly close to the worsening treatment of modern Indian women as she challenges us to rethink basic assumptions about women's human and economic rights. Combining rigorous research with impassioned analysis and a nuanced treatment of a complex, deeply controversial subject, this book critiques colonialism while holding a mirror to gender discrimination in modern India.…

Zustand: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Zustand: Good. 1 Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. 1 Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: Very good. Paperback. 255pp+ index. Very good in publisher's wraps.

Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. Dover Publications Inc.1981 small paperback 228 pages, from the private library of Thomas Braun the well respected Oxford Don, Academic, Linguist and Classicist with his Signature and date to fep. creases to covers and slight curls to corners but still in good tight clean reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. 2018. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Ex library paperback in plastic sleeve; usual stamps/markings.Published in 2002 by Oxford University Press, New York. A very good copy. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. BS-5D*.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For the aspirational migrant, rich or poor, Gurgaon is the Millennium City, with its sleek malls, sky-scraping condominiums, safe and gracious gated colonies, tenement housing, and life-changing jobs. For corporations, it is the Mecca of opportunity, as countless Fortune 500 companies have flocked to its business towers and parks, at once spacio.…

Zustand: New. pp. 314 66:B&W 7 x 10 in or 254 x 178 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam.

Zustand: New. pp. 261.

Zustand: New. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Zustand: New. Dowry Murder - the killing of a young bride, whose dowry has been deemed insufficient by her groom's family, has long been thought a holdover from a system of Hindu custom fundamentally misogynistic by nature. This book argues that dowry murder is not about dowry per se, nor is it rooted in an Indian culture that encourages violence against women. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBT; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420. . 2002. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Zustand: New. In English.

287 p 22 cm Encuadernación editorial en cartoné con sobrecubierta en papel. Estado de conservación: Muy bien. .

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: CONDITION - Used/ Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Jacket - Good. with light wear. 2Nd Impression. 299P, 294P, 287P. Text Edges Toned. External Wear 1. Lucknow : The Last Phase Of An Oriental Culture, 2. A Fatal Friendship : The Nawabs, The British And The City Of Lucknow, 3. The Making Of Colonial Lucknow : 1856-1877. …

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 314 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.87 inches. In Stock.