Honour and Violence Gender, Power and Law in Southern Pakistan [Paperback]

The practice ofkaro kariallows family, especially fathers, brothers and sons, to take the lives of their daughters, sisters and mothers if they are accused of adultery. This volume examines the central position ofkaro kariin the social, political and juridical structures in Upper Sindh, Pakistan. Drawing connections between local contests over marriage and resources, Nafisa Shah unearths deep historical processes and power relations. In particular, she explores how the state justice system and informal mediations inform each other in state responses tokaro kari, and how modern law is implicated in this seemingly ancient cultural practice.

List of Figures, Maps and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Note on Sindhi Language and Transliteration
List of Abbreviations

Introduction:Honour Violence, Law and Power in Upper Sindh

PART I: A FRONTIER OF HONOUR VIOLENCE - THE PROBLEM OFKARO KARIIN UPPER SINDH

Chapter 1.Ghairat,Karo kariand the Spectacles of Violence: How Men and Women Become Black
Chapter 2.Honour Violence, Law and Moral Power in Colonial Sindh

PART II: HONOUR, MORAL POWER AND LAW - MIRRORING OF LAW IN THE FORMS OF VIOLENCE

Chapter 3.Karo kari,Waliand Family Violence: Cultural Violence Mirroring Law
Chapter 4.Violence, Kin Groups and the Feud: The Making of Frontier Justice

PART III: NORMALISING VIOLENCE - THE EVERY DAY WORLD OF UPPER SINDH

Chapter 5.Mediations on the Frontier: Ceremonies of Justice, Ceremonies ofFaisloand the Ideology ofKheerkhandr
Chapter 6.The Criminal Justice and Legal Contests of Honour: Two Case Studies
Chapter 7.