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Parashar Archana

Redefining family law in India : Essays in honour of B. Sivaramayya - New Delhi Routledge 2008 - 374p xlii

Table of contents
B. Sivaramayya: A Work Profile Introduction: Archana Parashar and Amita Dhanda;
1. Inheriting Modernity: A Discussion Concerning the Problem of Religious Intolerance in Three Traditions: Christianity, Islam and Hinduism M. Vasudevacharya;
2. Wives and Whores: The Regulation of the Economies in Sexual Labour Prabha Kotiswaran;
3. Saving Custom or Promoting Incest? Post-Independence Marriage Law and Dravidian Marriage Practices Patricia Uberoi;
4. A Psychosocial Critique of the Law of Adoption in India Amita Dhanda;
5. Paternalistic Law, Autonomous Child and the Responsible Judges Archana Parashar;
6. Dysphoric Bodies of Law Damini Bhalla and Supriya Sankaran;
7. Sexuality, Freedom and the Law S.P. Sathe;
8. Divorce at the Wife's Initiative In Muslim personal Law: What are the Opinions and What are Their Implications for Women's Welfare? Sylvia Vatuk;
9. Hindu Conjugality: Transition from Sacrament to Contractual Obligations Flavia Agnes;
10. Family, Work and Matrimonial property: Implications for Women and Children Kamala Sankaran;
11. Succession Laws and Gender Justice Poonam Pradhan Saxena;
12. 'Bargaining', Gender Equality and Legal Change: The Case of India's Inheritance Laws Bina Agarwa;
Index

ISBN: 9780415449069

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Domestic Relations - India

Dewey Class. No.: 346.016000 / PAR