3. Policing Muslim Marriage: The Specter of the “Bengali” Wife

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Note on Transliteration xv
6. Introduction 1
7. PART I. LANDSCAPES OF POLICING
8. 1. Policing Everyday Life on a Border 33
9. 2. Militarism and Everyday Peace: Gender, Labor, and Policing across “Civil-Military” Terrains 62
10. PART II. POLICING AND THE FAMILY
11. 3. Policing Muslim Marriage: The Specter of the “Bengali” Wife 91
12. 4. Blood and Water: The “Bengali” Wife and Close-Kin Marriage among Muslims 117
13. 5. The Work of Belonging: Citizenship and Social Capital across the Thar Desert 138
14. Conclusion 158
15. Notes 165
16. References 175
17. Index 185