{"product_id":"dowry-murder-9780143063995","title":"Dowry Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Veena Talwar Oldenburg\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: PRH INDIA LOCAL PRINT\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe safety net that was twisted into a deadly noose.Dowry in India has long been blamed for the murder of wives and femaleinfants. Reconstructing the history of dowry in this highly provocative book,Veena Talwar Oldenburg argues that dowry is not always the motive forthese killings as is widely believed; nor are these crimes a product of Indianculture or caste system. In the pre-colonial period, dowry, an institutionmanaged by women to enable them to establish their independence,was a safety net. As a consequence of massive economic and societalupheaval brought on by British rule, however, women’s control of thesystem diminished and dowry became extortion.Drawing on her personal experience and rigorous research, the authorshows that even as the law has prohibited dowry, it has deepened themisunderstanding of the motives for the deaths; it has led to silencesand the complicated stories of the women who survive. Also, examininggender discrimination in modern India Dowry Murder poses some difficultquestions: Are Indian women victims of their culture or active agents of acrime they inflict upon other women? Is dowry murder a cultural crime?Oldenburg provides an analytical and nuanced treatment of a complexand deeply controversial issue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH INDIA LOCAL PRINT","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46296436408471,"sku":"9780143063995","price":293.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780143063995.webp?v=1769304735","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/dowry-murder-9780143063995","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}