Beyond honour: a historical materialist explanation of honour related violence/ Tahira S. Khan

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Khan, Tahira S

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TextPublication details: Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2006.Description: xxiii, 361 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780195979022

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303.6 KHA/B

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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?

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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?

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