Victims or Criminals?: A Study of Women in Colonial North-Western Provinces and Oudh, India, 1870-1910 Contributor(s): Singh, Priyam (Author) |
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ISBN: 1573925314 ISBN-13: 9781573925310 Publisher: Humanity Books OUR PRICE: $49.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1996 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Women's Studies |
Dewey: 364.954 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.7" W x 8.2" (0.57 lbs) 155 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This fascinating exploration of female victims and criminals in colonial India lies at the intersection of several fields: colonial history, women's studies, Indian studies, political economy, and the history of crime and punishment. Using an interdisciplinary approach, Dr. Singh argues that women's crime in India was largely induced by colonial intervention, oppression, and exploitation and that the punishment for such crimes was used as a means of social control and repression. |