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Women and law in colonial India : a social history / Janaki Nair.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New Delhi : Kali for Women, 1996.Description: x, 259 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9788185107820
  • 8185107823
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 342.0878 NAI
Contents:
1. Introduction 1. 2. The Foundations of Modern Legal Structures in India 19; 3. 'Social Reform' and the Women's Question 49; 4. Labour Legislation and the Woman Worker 95; 5. The Politics of Representation: Indian Women and the Vote 122; 6. Nationalist Patriarchy and the , Regulation of Sexuality 145; 7. Personal Laws and Women 180; 8. Signposts: Developments Since Independence 214; 9. Conclusion 247
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-259).

1. Introduction 1.
2. The Foundations of Modern Legal Structures in India 19;
3. 'Social Reform' and the Women's Question 49;
4. Labour Legislation and the Woman Worker 95;
5. The Politics of Representation: Indian Women and the Vote 122;
6. Nationalist Patriarchy and the , Regulation of Sexuality 145;
7. Personal Laws and Women 180;
8. Signposts: Developments Since Independence 214;
9. Conclusion 247

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