Child Marriage in an International Frame

Name: Child Marriage in an International Frame
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Child Marriage in an International FrameA Feminist Review from India\nAuthor(s): Mary E. John\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9780367643355, 978-0367643355\nSynopsis\nChild marriage has been given a pre-eminent place in agendas addressing harmful practices as defined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. India leads the world in the number of women who marry below the age of 18 and is therefore of unique interest to international and national forums.\n\nRefusing simplistic labels like harmful practice, this book explores the complex history of child marriage as a social and feminist issue in India across different domains. It critically reviews a wide range of historical, demographic, and legal scholarship on the subject. Major concepts relevant to child marriage such as childhood, adolescence, the girl, and marriage ? are analysed in a comparative framework that uncovers the unnoticed presence.