Death by Fire
| Author | : Mala Sen |
| Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
| Total Pages | : 304 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0813531020 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780813531021 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Death by Fire by : Mala Sen
Download or read book Death by Fire written by Mala Sen and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before a crowd of several thousand people, mostly men, a young woman dressed in her bridal finery was burned alive on her husband's funeral pyre. The apparent revival of an ancient tradition opened old wounds in Indian society and focused world attention on the status and treatment of women in modern India.".
