Postcolonial politics and personal laws : colonial legal legacies and the Indian state

Placing the contemporary discussion on personal laws in India in historical perspective, this important book views the debate as a critical component of Indian democracy. Balancing the imperatives of multiculturalism, national integration, and gender justice, it affirms that there is a complex conti...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Williams, Rina Verma
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Zusammenfassung:
Placing the contemporary discussion on personal laws in India in historical perspective, this important book views the debate as a critical component of Indian democracy. Balancing the imperatives of multiculturalism, national integration, and gender justice, it affirms that there is a complex continuity between the terms of the debate in the postcolonial Indian state and its colonial counterpart.
Umfang:
1 online resource (vi, 214 p.).
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-908172-7
Schlagworte:
Domestic relations (Hindu law) > History > India.
Inheritance and succession (Hindu law) > History > India.
Domestic relations (Islamic law) > History > India.
Inheritance and succession (Islamic law) > History > India.
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