The other side of polyandry : property, stratification, and nonmarriage in the Nepal Himalayas / Sidney Ruth Schuler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schuler, Sidney, author.

Series:

Women in cross-cultural perspective.

Women in cross-cultural perspective series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Single women--Nepal--Social conditions.

Single women.

Marriage--Nepal.

Marriage.

Polyandry--Nepal.

Polyandry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

Summary:

This book provides demographic data on polyandry and nonmarriage, exploring the social and economic context of nonmarriage and its implications vis-a-vis the position of women in the Nepal. It fills gaps in the literature on Tibetan societies with respect to stratification and the position of women.

Contents:

Introduction

The People of Chumik

Background: Subsistence Patterns, Residence and Property

Nonmarriage and Economic Strategies

Entitlement to Property: Inheritance and the System of Household Estates

Women's Access to Property

Entitlement to Status

Marriage

Conclusion

Time Use Patterns in Chumik

Typical Values of Household Assets in Chumik

71 Cases of Property Division Among Brothers

Notes:

"First published 1987 by Westview Press, Inc."

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-30418-3

1-000-23230-1

0-429-31338-1

9780429313387

OCLC:

1108512943