Description |
1 online resource (vi, 214 pages) |
Series |
Oxford law in India series |
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Oxford law in India series
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Contents |
Introduction -- Law, nation, state : colonial and postcolonial contexts -- Personal laws and noninterference : the late colonial era, 1920-47 -- Reform and codification of Hindu personal law : The Hindu code bills, 1948-57 -- Noninterference and muslim personal law : Shah Bano and the Muslim Women Bill, 1984-86 -- The end of noninterference? The BJP's rise to power, 1984-2004 |
Summary |
Placing the contemporary discussion on personal laws in India in historical perspective, this important book views the debate as a critical component of Indian democracy. Balancing the imperatives of multiculturalism, national integration, and gender justice, it affirms that there is a complex continuity between the terms of the debate in the postcolonial Indian state and its colonial counterpart |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-207) and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Domestic relations (Hindu law) -- History
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Inheritance and succession (Hindu law) -- History
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Domestic relations (Islamic law) -- India -- History
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Inheritance and succession (Islamic law) -- India -- History
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Colonization.
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Domestic relations (Hindu law)
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Domestic relations (Islamic law)
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Inheritance and succession (Hindu law)
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Inheritance and succession (Islamic law)
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Law - Non-U.S.
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Law, Politics & Government.
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Law - Africa, Asia, Pacific & Antarctica.
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SUBJECT |
India -- Colonization
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Subject |
India.
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Genre/Form |
History.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780199081721 |
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0199081727 |
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