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- catalog abstract ""The central feature of matriliny is that it confers on women permanent rights to maintenance by and residence in their natal home (or taravad). This gives them a degree of autonomy which is not possible in the patrilineal system. This study examines what matriliny means to women and how and why it changed in erstwhile Travancore, an independent princely state till 1947"--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11844321.
- catalog coverage "Travancore (Princely State) Social conditions.".
- catalog coverage "Travancore (Princely State) Social life and customs.".
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""The central feature of matriliny is that it confers on women permanent rights to maintenance by and residence in their natal home (or taravad). This gives them a degree of autonomy which is not possible in the patrilineal system. This study examines what matriliny means to women and how and why it changed in erstwhile Travancore, an independent princely state till 1947"--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction -- 2. Modern Travancore -- 3. Matriliny in the Region -- 4. Legislative Interventions -- 5. Women, Men and Ideas -- 6. Profiles from the Past: Two Women Look Back -- Ponnamma, Bhargavi Amma -- 7. Conclusion -- 8. Postscript.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-171) and index.".
- catalog extent "176 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Matriliny transformed.".
- catalog identifier "0761993428 (hb)".
- catalog identifier "0761993436 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Matriliny transformed.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Delhi : Sage ; Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press,".
- catalog relation "Matriliny transformed.".
- catalog spatial "India Travancore (Princely State)".
- catalog spatial "India Travancore".
- catalog spatial "India Travancore.".
- catalog spatial "Travancore (Princely State) Social conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Travancore (Princely State) Social life and customs.".
- catalog subject "306.83 21".
- catalog subject "Families India Travancore (Princely State)".
- catalog subject "Families India Travancore.".
- catalog subject "HQ670.15.T7 S27 1999".
- catalog subject "Matrilineal kinship India Travancore (Princely State)".
- catalog subject "Matrilineal kinship India Travancore.".
- catalog subject "Women India Travancore (Princely State) Social conditions.".
- catalog subject "Women India Travancore Social conditions.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- 2. Modern Travancore -- 3. Matriliny in the Region -- 4. Legislative Interventions -- 5. Women, Men and Ideas -- 6. Profiles from the Past: Two Women Look Back -- Ponnamma, Bhargavi Amma -- 7. Conclusion -- 8. Postscript.".
- catalog title "Matriliny transformed : family, law, and ideology in twentieth century Travancore / K. Saradamoni.".
- catalog type "text".