About the Book: Love Labour and Law
Love, Labour and Law: Early and Child Marriage in India is a path-breaking book
on an issue that has not been analysed in depth for a while, perhaps since it
does not affect the elite. Today, the child brides are usually from poor
families. They are of 1517 years as compared to much younger brides in the
earlier times. The book discusses why child marriages persist despite numerous
legislative and policy initiatives to 'eliminate the practice. The chapters
examine social and legal reforms to raise the age of marriage; contemporary
education and health-related policy attempts at prevention; relationship of
child