Spoiled brides and the fear of education: Honour and social mobility among dalits in South India

Modern Asian Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1119-1146

  Still, Clarinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTE SYSTEM; CULTURAL TRADITION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; LANGUAGE; MINORITY GROUP; MOBILITY; WOMENS STATUS;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA;

EID: 80054933060     PISSN: 0026749X     EISSN: 14698099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0026749X10000144     Document Type: Article

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