Death by fire

sati, dowry death, and female infanticide in modern India

Explores the reality of life for women in modern India, discussing how the renewal of ancient traditions such as sati, the self-immolation of a woman on her husband's funeral pyre, have impacted how Indian women are treated and how the country is viewed by the modern world.

Rutgers University Press
2002
9780813531021
book

Holdings

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41691242384882263211789312777GENH224GENH27997305.42 SEN305.4215774597521709567815
175289553591121774211789312777High118BPHS010639305.42 SEN305.4215825759371662467957