Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I The Emergence of a Marriage Market
6. Chapter 1 Looking for Brides and Grooms 23
7. Chapter 2 Snehalata’s Death 54
8. Part II Culture and the Marketplace
9. Chapter 3 Marriage and Distinction 93
10. Chapter 4 The Not-Quite Bourgeois 126
11. Part III Marriage and the Law
12. Chapter 5 A Nineteenth-Century Debate 167
13. Chapter 6 Nationalizing the Joint Family 206
14. Conclusion 238
15. Appendices 1. Wedding Invitations 244
16. Appendix 2 Jewelry Catalogues 253
17. Notes 259
18. Glossary 301
19. Bibliography 311
20. Index 337