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Sharafi MItra

Law and identity in colonial South Asia : Parsi legal culture, 1772 - 1947 - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2014 - 343p xix

Contents;
List of Figures and Map;
Acknowledgments;
Table of Cases;
A Note on Transliteration, Citation, and Abbreviation;
Introduction;
Part I: Parsilegal Culture;
1. Using Law: Colonial Parsis Go to Court;
2. Making Law: Two Patterns;
Part 2. Thle Creation.Of Parsi Personal Law;
3. The Limits of English Law: The Inheritance Acts;
4. Reconfiguring Male Privilege: The Matrimonial Acts;
5. The Jury and Intragroup Control: The Parsi Chief Matrimonial Court;
Part 3. Beyond Personal Law;
6. Entrusting the Faith: Religious Trusts and the Parsi Legal Profession;
7. Pure Parsi: Libel, Race, and Group Membership;
Conclusion: Law and Identity;
Appendix: Legislation;
Glossary;
Selective Bibliography;
Index.



ISBN: 9781107047976

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Parses - Legal Status - History - India

Dewey Class. No.: 342.5408 / SHA