Beyond honour
a historical materialist explanation of honour related violence
Khan, Tahira S.
creator
text
bibliography
pk
Karachi
New York
Oxford University Press
2006
monographic
eng
xxiii, 361 p. ; 23 cm.
Honour/passion related violence: locating the kinds and contexts -- Honour, passion and violence: redefining terms, actors and mechanism -- Construction of female sexuality: religious roots -- Challenge of sexual transgression: ancient and modern legal responses -- Pakistan scenario: who suffers? -- Economics determine boundaries -- Love transgresses boundaries -- Society guards boundaries -- Legal system favours perpetrators of violence -- Politics respond to vested interests -- Is there hope for tomorrow?
Tahira S. Khan.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
a-pk---
Muslim women
Violence against
Muslim women
Crimes against
Muslim women
Violence against
Pakistan
Muslim women
Crimes against
Pakistan
Women's rights
Islamic countries
Sex discrimination against women
Islamic countries
HV6250.4.W65 K483 2006
364.1508209
0195979028
9780195979022
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ZHL
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