Female Infanticide and Child Marriage
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9788131601129
Length
xvi+408p., Tables; Figures; Notes; Glossary; Appendices; Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
Subjects
Female infanticide and child marriage are the twin baneful practices, which have limited the social space and have also contributed greatly to the deterioration of the status of the womenfolk in India in general, and in Rajasthan in particular. This book explores the origin, causes and the prevalence of these two social evils in various castes and regions of Rajasthan. It also highlights the efforts of the various enlightened rulers, individuals and caste/social ...
