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9780822344780

Marriage and Modernity

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  • ISBN13:

    9780822344780

  • ISBN10:

    0822344785

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-04-01
  • Publisher: Duke Univ Pr

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Summary

"Modern marriages, Rochona Majumdar tells us in this engaging and insightful study, are not the same everywhere. The arranged marriages of privileged families in colonial Bengal turn out to have innovative standards, rituals, and property arrangements, which together reveal key dimensions of the contested relationships--among individuals, conjugal couples, and extended families--characteristic of Indian modernity."--Barbara D. Metcalf, co-author of "A Concise History of Modern India"

Author Biography

Rochona Majumdar is Assistant Professor of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Introductionp. I
The Emergence of a Marriage Market
Looking for Brides and Groomsp. 23
Snehalata's Death: Questions of Dowryp. 54
Culture and the Marketplace
Marriage and Distinction: New Critiques of Vulgarityp. 93
The Not-Quite Bourgeois: The Couple Form and the Joint Familyp. 126
Marriage and the Law
A Nineteenth-Century Debate: Law versus Ritualsp. 167
Nationalizing the Joint Family: The Hindu Code Debates, 1955-56p. 206
Conclusionp. 238
Appendices
Wedding Invitationsp. 244
Jewelry Cataloguesp. 253
Notesp. 259
Glossaryp. 301
Bibliographyp. 311
Indexp. 337
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