ISBN:
9780804788786
,
0804788782
Language:
English
Pages:
XVII, 377 S.
,
graph. Darst.
,
24 cm
DDC:
346.5401/5
Keywords:
Domestic relations
;
Families Political aspects
;
Women Legal status, laws, etc
;
Religious minorities Legal status, laws, etc
;
Law reform History
;
Culture and law
;
Multiculturalism
;
Nationalism
;
Domestic relations India
;
Families Political aspects
;
India
;
Women Legal status, laws, etc
;
India
;
Religious minorities Legal status, laws, etc
;
India
;
Law reform History
;
India
;
Culture and law India
;
Multiculturalism India
;
Nationalism India
;
Indien
;
Personenstandsrecht
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
Indian personal law : toward a comparative theoretical perspective -- Nationalism, recognition, and family formation -- Official nationalism, multiculturalism, and majoritarian citizen making : the formation of the postcolonial policy frame -- Recasting the normative national family : changes in Hindu law and commonly applicable matrimonial laws since the 1960s -- Minority accommodation, cultural mobilization, and legal practice : the experiences of Muslim law and Christian law -- Nationalism, multiculturalism, and personal law
Description / Table of Contents:
Indian personal law : toward a comparative theoretical perspectiveNationalism, recognition, and family formation -- Official nationalism, multiculturalism, and majoritarian citizen making : the formation of the postcolonial policy frame -- Recasting the normative national family : changes in Hindu law and commonly applicable matrimonial laws since the 1960s -- Minority accommodation, cultural mobilization, and legal practice : the experiences of Muslim law and Christian law -- Nationalism, multiculturalism, and personal law.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-360) and index
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http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=41796
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http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=45583
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