Rishtas: adding emotion to strategy in understanding British Pakistani transnational marriages

The popularity of transnational marriages that in most cases involve first cousins or other kin distinguishes Pakistanis from other British South Asian groups. In this article we explain the popularity of such marriages. We seek to complement accounts that stress kinship obligations and socio-econom...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shaw, A, Charsley, K
Other Authors: Global Networks Partnership
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2006
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