TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sudhir Chandra,
TI  - Enslaved daughters: colonialism, law and women's rights 
SN  - 9780199080311 (ebook) :
AV  - KNS516 .S88 2008
U1  - 305.420954 23
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New Delhi, Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Women
KW  - India
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Legal status, laws, etc
N1  - Previous ed.: 1998; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Adopting a radical-feminist stance, this book discusses the case of Dadaji Bhikaji against his 22 year-old wife Rukhmabai, filed when, after 11 years, she refused to live with him as per the Hindu marriage law. The book examines the lawsuit, looks at the role of the British during the court proceedings, and highlights some details of Rukhmabai's life that could reveal some psycho-social factors that gave her the strength to rebel
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195695731.001.0001
ER  -