Author : Veena Talwar Oldenburg
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 26,95 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0195150716
Oldenburg argues that dowry murder is not about dowry per se nor is it rooted in an Indian culture or caste system that encourages violence against women. Rather, dowry murder can be traced directly to the influences of the British colonial era.
Author : Veena Talwar Oldenburg
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 19,47 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780195150728
Oldenburg argues that dowry murder is not about dowry per se nor is it rooted in an Indian culture or caste system that encourages violence against women. Rather, dowry murder can be traced directly to the influences of the British colonial era.
Author : Veena Talwar Oldenburg
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 22,5 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Caste
ISBN : 0143063995
"Dowry in India has long been blamed for the murder of wives and female infants. Reconstructing the history of dowry in this highly provocative book, Veena Talwar Oldenburg argues that dowry is not always the motive for these killings as is widely believed; nor are these crimes a product of Indian culture or caste system. In the pre-colonial period, dowry, an institution managed by women to enable them to establish their independence, was a safety net. As a consequence of massive economic and societal upheaval brought on by British rule, however, women's control of the system diminished and dowry became extortion." -- Page 4 of cover.
Author : Vinay Sharma
Publisher : Deep and Deep Publications
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 31,42 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Dowry
ISBN : 9788176299176
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Author : Nev March
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 30,12 MB
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1250753775
Nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel! In 19th century Bombay, Captain Jim Agnihotri channels his idol, Sherlock Holmes, in Nev March’s Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut. In 1892, Bombay is the center of British India. Nearby, Captain Jim Agnihotri lies in Poona military hospital recovering from a skirmish on the wild northern frontier, with little to do but re-read the tales of his idol, Sherlock Holmes, and browse the daily papers. The case that catches Captain Jim's attention is being called the crime of the century: Two women fell from the busy university’s clock tower in broad daylight. Moved by Adi, the widower of one of the victims — his certainty that his wife and sister did not commit suicide — Captain Jim approaches the Parsee family and is hired to investigate what happened that terrible afternoon. But in a land of divided loyalties, asking questions is dangerous. Captain Jim's investigation disturbs the shadows that seem to follow the Framji family and triggers an ominous chain of events. And when lively Lady Diana Framji joins the hunt for her sisters’ attackers, Captain Jim’s heart isn’t safe, either. Based on a true story, and set against the vibrant backdrop of colonial India, Nev March's Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning lyrical debut, Murder in Old Bombay, brings this tumultuous historical age to life.
Author : Guyora Binder
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 36,49 MB
Release : 2012-05-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 0804781702
The felony murder doctrine is one of the most widely criticized features of American criminal law. Legal scholars almost unanimously condemn it as irrational, concluding that it imposes punishment without fault and presumes guilt without proof. Despite this, the law persists in almost every U.S. jurisdiction. Felony Murder is the first book on this controversial legal doctrine. It shows that felony murder liability rests on a simple and powerful idea: that the guilt incurred in attacking or endangering others depends on one's reasons for doing so. Inflicting harm is wrong, and doing so for a bad motive—such as robbery, rape, or arson—aggravates that wrong. In presenting this idea, Guyora Binder criticizes prevailing academic theories of criminal intent for trying to purge criminal law of moral judgment. Ultimately, Binder shows that felony murder law has been and should remain limited by its justifying aims.
Author : Frances Walter
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 29,72 MB
Release : 2009-04-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1469122545
"A wife brought, sold and married with the stroke of writer's ink. A young woman quietly changes society's rules and thwarts a theft by marriage of her family's estate. Greed turns to murder. All takes a stand to take the Dowry. Who will survive to possess the Dowry?
Author : Sanjeev P. Sahni
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 48,49 MB
Release : 2020-03-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9811531293
This book offers a broad overview of public attitudes to the death penalty in India. It examines in detail the progress made by international organizations worldwide in their efforts to abolish the death penalty and provides statistics from various countries that have already abolished it. The book focuses on four main aspects: the excessive cost and poor use of funds; wrongful executions of innocent people; the death penalty’s failure as an efficient deterrent; and the alternative sentence of life imprisonment without parole. In closing, the book analyses the current debates on capital punishment around the globe and in the Indian context. Based on public opinion surveys, the book is essential reading for all those interested in India, its government, criminal justice system, and policies on the death penalty and human rights.
Author : Bai T. Moore
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 13,29 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Liberian fiction (English)
ISBN :
Author : Pramod Kumar Das
Publisher : Universal Law Publishing
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 32,59 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Murder
ISBN : 9788175346055
