Child marriage, society and the law: A study in a rural context in West Bengal, India

International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 199-219

  Ghosh, Biswajit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

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EID: 79959526931     PISSN: 13609939     EISSN: 14643707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/lawfam/ebr002     Document Type: Review

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