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This exciting new volume debunks overly simplistic conceptions of Dowry. Taking a variety of theoretical and active approaches, this work bridges the gap between today's prevailing theory and practice, whilst taking South Asian women's own experiences as a starting point to any discussion. Bringing a unique diversity of perspectives from leading academics and activists, this book opens up the term "Dowry" to undertake a study of its role in various communities across the world from the practice of "mehr" among Muslim societies, the role of the dowry in Bangladesh, and its position in the wider diasporic populations globally. The groundbreaking, multidisciplinary book is essential reading for students, policymakers, practitioners and activists alike.

Tamsin Bradley is an ESRC Research Fellow at London Metropolitan University. Emma Tomalin is Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Leeds. Magala Subramaniam is Associate Professor of Sociology at Purdue University.

List of tables * Preface * Introduction -- Tamsin Bradley, Mangala Subramaniam, and Emma Tomlin * Section One: Conceptualising Dowry * Theorising Dowry: interdisciplinary concepts and methods for approaching the study of dowry -- Emma Tomalin * The Dowry Project: past, present and future -- Tamsin Bradley * Section Two: The Changing Patterns of Dowry * Mahr or Dowry? Marriage payments among South India Muslims -- Anna Lindberg * Dowry in Rural Bangladesh: An Intractable problem? -- Santi Rozarios * Gender, Generation and Globalisation: Male attitudes to dowry in a time of rapid social change -- Kate Jehan * Trends and Patterns in Dowry Transactions: evidence from North and South India -- Sonia Dalmia and Pareena Lawrence * Marriage and Dowry among Muslim South Asian Immigrants in the U.S. -- Farha Ternikar * Section Three: Activism: Challenges to Dowry * Dowry among Dalits: the case from rural Karnataka -- Mangala Subramaniam * Getting beyond the Statistics: the changing face of dowry -- Rajni Palriwala * Legacies of the Dowry Prohibition Act in India: marriage practices and feminist discourses -- Srimati Basu * Dowry and Transnational Activism -- Mangala Subramaniam, Karen Remedios, and Debarashmi Mitra * Conclusion -- Tamsin Bradley, Mangala Subramaniam, and Emma Tomlin * Index

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Dowry Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice

Dowry Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice

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