Beyond honour : a historical materialist explanation of honour related violence /
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| Language: | English |
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Karachi ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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Table of Contents:
- 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?