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Woman versus man : socio-legal gender inequality in Pakistan / Rashida Mohammad Hussain Patel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Patel, Rashida.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Legal status, laws, etc--Pakistan.
- Women.
- Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Sex discrimination against women.
- Pakistan.
- Sex discrimination against women--Pakistan.
- Women--Pakistan--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 249 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Karachi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- The book discusses legalities concerning the Hudood Ordinance and Zina, family laws, abuse, marriage, divorce, adultery, maintenance of children, contraception and crimes of honor. It is suplemented by useful appendices containing extracts from relevant ordinances and a glossary which makes it an indispensable guide for lawyers and women. Eminently readable, containing several case studies, and real life examples the book is also essential reading for all thinking Pakistani women.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-240) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0195798953
- OCLC:
- 53139234
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