Learning to Love - Arranged Marriages and the British Indian Diaspora

Learning to Love explores the everyday marriage narratives of the British-Indian diaspora. It unpacks the phenomenon of arranged marriages beyond its pejorative stereotypes by highlighting the diversity of interpersonal and emotional negotiations involved in their practice. Using in-depth ethnographic description, the book shows that far from being a homogeneous tradition, arranged marriages involve a variety of different matchmaking practices modified to suit modern diasporic identities.
 

List of contents

Series Foreword by Péter Berta

Preface and Acknowledgments

1 The Politics of Marriage and Migration in Postcolonial Britain

2 Becoming Modern and British: Enacting Citizenship through Arranged Marriages

3 Continuing Traditions as a Matter of Arrangement

4 Becoming a "Suitable Boy" and a "Good Girl"

5 Learning to Love

6 The Ties That Bind: Marriage, Belonging, and Identity

7 Conclusion

References

Index

 

About the author

RAKSHA PANDE is a lecturer in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newcastle University in the UK.

Summary

Moves beyond the stereotypes that conflate arranged marriages with forced marriages. Using in-depth interviews and participant observations, this book assembles a rich and diverse array of everyday marriage narratives and trajectories and highlights how considerations of romantic love are woven into traditional arranged marriage practices.

Product details

• Authors: Raksha Pande
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780813599632
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-9963-2
• No. of pages: 154
• Series: Politics of Marriage and Gende; Politics of Marriage and Gender: Global Issues in Local Contexts
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Practical guides; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories