Livia Holden
Ashgate
Hardback
280
2008
This comparative study investigates the place of Hindu divorce in the Indian legal system and considers whether it offers a way out of a matrimonial crisis situation for women. Using the narratives of the social actors involved it poses questions about the relationship between traditional jurisdictions located in rural areas and the larger legal culture of towns and cities in India and also in the UK and USA.
Ashgate
Hardback
280
2008
This comparative study investigates the place of Hindu divorce in the Indian legal system and considers whether it offers a way out of a matrimonial crisis situation for women. Using the narratives of the social actors involved it poses questions about the relationship between traditional jurisdictions located in rural areas and the larger legal culture of towns and cities in India and also in the UK and USA.