Publisher's Synopsis
A gripping and sobering study of the practice of female infanticide in India, written by John Cave-Browne, a colonial-era official who dedicated much of his career to combating this horrific crime. Drawing on extensive research and firsthand observations, Cave-Browne provides a detailed account of the historical and cultural factors that contributed to this practice, as well as the various measures that were implemented to eradicate it. An important work of social history and advocacy, Indian Infanticide remains a classic of its kind.
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