Love, Labour and Law
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Love, Labour And Law: Early And Child Marriage In India Is A PathBreaking Book On An Issue That Has Not Been Analysed In Depth For A While, Perhaps Since It Does Not Affect The Elite. Today, The Child Brides Are Usually From Poor Families. They Are Of 1517 Years As Compared To Much Younger Brides In The Earlier Times. The Book Discusses Why Child Marriages Persist Despite Numerous Legislative And Policy Initiatives To Eliminate The Practice. The Chapters Examine Social And Legal Reforms To Raise The Age Of Marriage; Contemporary Education And HealthRelated Policy Attempts At Prevention; Relationship Of Child Marriage With Child Labour, Sex Work, Human Trafficking And Other Issues. Increasingly, There Is Greater Resistance To Marriages Arranged By Parents From The Child Brides Themselves Who Can Now Access Institutional And Bureaucratic Support. How Hopeful Are These Developments? The Book Goes Beyond A Simple Policy Focus On Elimination And Provides A MuchNeeded Understanding Of Marriage And WomenS Agency Within The Context Of The Indian Marriage System.
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