Prohibited marriage: State protection and the child wife

Contributions to Indian Sociology

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1995, Pages 157-186

  Nair, Janaki ^a  

^a MADRAS INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (India)

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EID: 84965633188     PISSN: 00699667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0069966795029001009     Document Type: Article

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