Dowry Murder: The Imperial Origins of a Cultural Crime by Veena Talwar Oldenburg

Dowry Murder: The Imperial Origins of a Cultural Crime

Veena Talwar Oldenburg

288 pages first pub 1902 (editions)

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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 sy...

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