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Law and society in modern India / (Record no. 13058)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20251021174450.0 |
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| fixed length control field | 160316s1992 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780195632057 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0195632052 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780195632057 (Paperback) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | nls |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 344.03 |
| Item number | GAL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Galanter, Marc |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Law and society in modern India / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Marc Galanter |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1992 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 329p |
| Dimensions | 20 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | Rs.150.00 |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Preface -<br/>Acknowledgements -<br/>Introduction by Rajeev Dhavan -<br/>Part I The Uses of Law in Indian Studies:<br/>1 The Uses of Law in Indian Studies -<br/>Part II The Emergence of the Modern Legal<br/>System:<br/>2 The Displacement of Traditional Law in Modern<br/>India -<br/>3 The Aborted Restoration of "Indigenous' Law in India-<br/>4 Panchayat Justice: An Indian Experiment in Legal Access with Upendra Baxi -<br/>5 Indian Law as an Indigenous Conceptual System -<br/>Part III Legal Conceptions of the Social Structure:<br/>6 Group Membership and Group Preferences in India -<br/>7 Changing Legal Conceptions of Caste -<br/>Part IV Pursuing Equality in the Land of<br/>Hierarchy:<br/>8 Pursuing Equality in the Land of Hierarchy: An<br/>Discrimination for Historically Disadvantaged<br/>Groups -<br/>9 Missed Opportunities: The Use and Non-use of<br/>Specially Vulnerable groups -<br/>Part V Judges, Lawyers and Social Reform:<br/>10 Hinduism, Secularism and the Indian Judiciary -<br/>1l Symbolic Activism: A Judicial Encounter with the Contours of India's Compensatory Discrimination Policy -<br/>12 New Patterns of Legal Services in India -<br/>13 Epilogue -<br/>Will Justice Be Done? -<br/>References -<br/>Table of Cases.<br/> |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This collection of essays explores the unique character of Indian law, shaped by its Western origins yet deeply influenced by local social conditions. Marc Galanter examines how formal legal systems adapt to the complexities of Indian society, addressing themes such as equality, hierarchy, secularism, justice, caste, and affirmative action. The volume offers valuable insights for students of Indian society and comparative law. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Law - Society - India |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Law - Social Justice - India |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rajeev Dhavan [Editor & Introduction Chapter] |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | PB | . | . | General Stacks | 30.05.2017 | 150.00 | 2 | 12 | 344.03 GAL | 13413 | 21.10.2025 | 29.12.2023 | 30.05.2017 | BOOKs |