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A critical analysis of dower (mahr) in theory and practice in British India through court records from 1800 to 1939
The colonial court records between 1800 to 1939 in India show the existence of excessive dower, which were usually paid at the dissolution of marriage to discourage divorce. Supporting this view of excessive dower as a useful device, Mitra Sharafi argues that inflated dower and divorce law protected...
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2020
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