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100			_aSharafi MItra
245			_aLaw and identity in colonial South Asia : Parsi legal culture, 1772 - 1947
260			_aCambridge _bCambridge University Press _c2014
300			_a343p _cxix
365			_b Rs. 6,266
505			_aContents; 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.
650			_a1. Parses - Legal Status - History - India
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