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The government of social life in colonial India : liberalism, religious law, and women's rights / Rachel Sturman.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sturman, Rachel Lara, 1969-
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 21.
- Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 21
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women's rights--India--History.
- Women's rights.
- History.
- India--Social conditions.
- India.
- Social conditions.
- Religious law and legislation--India--History.
- Religious law and legislation.
- Great Britain--Colonies.
- Great Britain.
- Colonies.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 289 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Map of the Bombay presidency and British India
- Introduction
- Economic governance
- Property between law and political economy
- The dilemmas of social economy
- The politics of personal law
- Hindu law as a regime of rights
- Custom and human value in the debates on Hindu marriage
- Law, community and belonging
- Conclusion
- Select bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-270) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781107010376
- 1107010373
- OCLC:
- 772109872
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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