Postcolonial Politics and Personal Laws : Colonial Legal Legacies and the Indian State

By:

Williams Rina Verma

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Publication details: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2006Description: 214pISBN:

9780195680140

Subject(s):

1. Domestic Relations - Hindu Law - India - History 2. Inheritance & Succession - Hindu Law - India - History3. Domestic Relations - Islamic Law - India - History 4. Colonization - India

DDC classification:

340.580000 WIL

Contents:

Contents ; Front Matter ; Title Pages Acknowledgements ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Law, Nation, State: Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts ; 3 Personal Laws and Noninterference: The Late Colonial Era, 1920–47; 4 Reform and Codification of Hindu Personal Law: The Hindu Code Bills, 1948–57 ; 5 Noninterference and Muslim Personal Law: Shah Bano and the Muslim Women Bill, 1984–86 6 The End of Noninterference? The BJP's Rise to Power, 1984–2004 End Matter Bibliography ; Index

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	340.58 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		23165

Contents ;
Front Matter ;
Title Pages Acknowledgements ;
1 Introduction ;
2 Law, Nation, State: Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts ;
3 Personal Laws and Noninterference: The Late Colonial Era, 1920–47;
4 Reform and Codification of Hindu Personal Law: The Hindu Code Bills, 1948–57 ;
5 Noninterference and Muslim Personal Law: Shah Bano and the Muslim Women Bill, 1984–86 6 The End of Noninterference? The BJP's Rise to Power, 1984–2004 End Matter Bibliography ;
Index

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