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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Livia HoldenPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780754649601ISBN 10: 0754649601 Pages: 284 Publication Date: 28 November 2008 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'Livia Holden's study of the realities of divorce among Hindus at all levels of the social hierarchy offers eye-opening perspectives on a long-neglected topic. Illustrated with vivid case studies based on intimate ethnography, this book enhances understandings of gender and kinship in South Asia.' Ann Grodzins Gold, Syracuse University, USA. 'Livia Holden takes us into the heart of the complex array of norms, values and customs that operate within Hindu divorce. We are introduced to women who talk about their experiences as they navigate the uncertain expectations of their sexuality, the demands of their religion, their ambiguous dealings with men, and their contacts with the official legal system. Deploying skills in ethnography, film-making, and legal analysis with grace and understanding Holden creates a world that would normally be impenetrable to the outsider.' John Flood, University of Westminster, UK 'Livia Holden has succeeded in marrying anthropology and legal studies with a rare sensitivity. She brings the anthropology of matrimonial causes under the microscope of legal theory with results that are more sophisticated and more accurate than could be done in either discipline alone.' Richard W. Lariviere, University of Kansas, USA 'Hindu Divorce presents an invaluable and to a certain degree also provocative re-examination of the praxis and legal status of Hindu divorce and remarriage, both in its past and present manifestations... [the] extensive self-reflection incorporated throughout the whole book makes it instructive and interesting reading for every anthropology student and anthropologist. In addition the multidisciplinary approach to the research which draws from feminist and legal studies and social sciences will be of interest to any student or scholar of law, sociology and anthropology.' Antropologi.info 'This book is important in challenging the homogeneous construction of women's issues and solution forwarded by the statutory Indian law...[it] is an important contribution to the study of gender and law and will be of interest to students of gender studies, law, sociology and anthropology.' Journal of Intercultural Studies 'Holden's study makes a significant contribution to this field of legal pluralism... Holden's study throughout, painstakingly exposing the chauvinistic biases in the official discourses on Hindu divorce and remarriage. In combination with legal and anthropological methods, this results in valuable detailed insights into the role of power in the constitution of knowledge... Holden's extensive fieldwork and scrupulous archival research results in a concise and thought-provoking analysis on Hindu divorce... the author shows great sympathy for the cause of female empowerment and offers an unconventional and invaluable reading of customary divorce and remarriage practices.' South Asia Research 'Hindu Divorce Is a significant contribution to scholarly understandings of the nature of customary law, the impact of marriage and divorce practices on women and the enduring impact of colonial conceptualisations of Hindu society. ...Hindu Divorce provides an important insight into the lives of women in rural India.' Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology 'The strength of this book lies in Holden's multidisciplinary approach, which applies fieldwork informed by a reflexive and feminist 'turn' to legal scholarship. This highly readable, multi-sited analysis of Hindu divorce in India offers anthropologists and legal scholars an opportunity to think not only about law in South Asia, but also about the relation of custom to state jurisdictions generally, and will give readers an opportunity to consider their practices as researchers and their role in relation to their own legal culture as well.' the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Author InformationDr Livia Holden is at the Griffith University, Australia Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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