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Honour and Violence: Gender, Power and Law in Southern Pakistan

Honour and Violence: Gender, Power and Law in Southern Pakistan

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Series: New Directions in Anthropology, Book 39

AnthropologyAbuseWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 1785333658
ISBN13: 9781785333651
Publisher: Berghahn Books Inc
Published: Oct 1 2016
Pages: 302
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

The practice of karo kari allows family, especially fathers, brothers and sons, to take the lives of their daughters, sisters and mothers if they are accused of adultery. This volume examines the central position of karo kari in the social, political and juridical structures in Upper Sindh, Pakistan. Drawing connections between local contests over marriage and resources, Nafisa Shah unearths deep historical processes and power relations. In particular, she explores how the state justice system and informal mediations inform each other in state responses to karo kari, and how modern law is implicated in this seemingly ancient cultural practice.

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