Social and Legal Regulation of Domestic Violence in The Kesarwani Community

This book examines the social and legal regulation of domestic violence (DV) within the Kesarwani business community following the enactment of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005. It analyses the existence of the formal law in Kolkata and the relevance of the law in the familial lives of the Kesarwani community.

The book offers a new conceptualisation of examining the relations...