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Umar, Mohammed

Bride burning in India : a socio-legal study / Mohammed Umar - New Delhi : APH Publishing Corporation, 1998. - xiv, 326 p. ; 23 cm.

1. Introduction;
2. Theoretical perspectives;
3. Causative factors;
4. Patterns of aggression murder and suicide;
5. The sociological approach;
6. Legal aspects of bride-burning;
7. Role of enforcement agencies.


ISBN: 8170249228 (hbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dowry deaths
Dowry -- Domestic violence

Dewey Class. No.: 346.016 UMA