Bridewealth and Dowry

In these insightful 1973 papers two leading authorities make a wide-ranging review of ideas and materials on bridewealth and dowry.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Bridewealth and dowry in Africa and Eurasia Jack Goody; 2. Dowry and bridewealth and the property rights of women in South Asia S. J. Tambiah.

Summary

In these insightful papers, first published in 1973, two leading authorities make a wide-ranging review of ideas and materials on bridewealth and dowry. The authors analyse the two institutions in the contexts of Africa, with its preponderance of bridewealth, and South Asia, where dowry is the commoner institution.

Product details

• Authors: Jack Goody, S. J. Tambiah, Stanley J. Tambiah
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2011
• EAN: 9780521098052
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09805-2
• No. of pages: 178
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 268 g
• Series: Cambridge Papers in Social Ant
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Practical guides; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology