Marriage of Inconvenience
Marriage of Inconvenience
Author(s): Aigul Abdyldaeva, Hamid ToursunofSubject(s): Politics
Published by: Transitions Online
Keywords: Kidnapping; Kyrgyzstan; Central Asia; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan; Tajikistan; Soviet Union; Soviet government; tradition
Summary/Abstract: Kidnapping women for forced marriages--bride kidnapping--seems to be on the rise in Kyrgyzstan, as societal expectations, economic desperation, and the weight of tradition encourage the practice.
Journal: Transitions Online
- Issue Year: 2003
- Issue No: 05/05
- Page Range: On Line
- Page Count: 1
- Language: English
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