Caste panchayats and the policing of marriage in Haryana: Enforcing kinship and territorial exogamy

Contributions to Indian Sociology

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-42

  Chowdhry, Prem ^a  

^a Nehru Memorial Museum and Library   (India)

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EID: 34247676550     PISSN: 00699667     EISSN: 09730648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/006996670403800102     Document Type: Article

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