The government of social life in colonial India : liberalism, religious law, and women's rights / Rachel Sturman.
From the early days of colonial rule in India, the British established a two-tier system of legal administration. Matters deemed secular were subject to British legal norms, while suits relating to the family were adjudicated according to Hindu or Muslim law, known as personal law. This important ne...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in Indian history and society. ;
21. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511851940 |
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