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The Government of Social Life in Colonial India - Rachel (Bowdoin College Sturman - Bog

- Liberalism, Religious Law, and Women's Rights

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An important new study which analyses the system of personal law in colonial India, showing how it encouraged gender equality and a better relationship between state and society. By focusing on Hindu law, this illuminating book challenges existing scholarship, showing how - far from being based on traditional values - Hindu law was developed around ideas of liberalism.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781107010376
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 310
  • Udgivet:
  • 29. juni 2012
  • Størrelse:
  • 158x234x21 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 548 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 7. december 2024

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An important new study which analyses the system of personal law in colonial India, showing how it encouraged gender equality and a better relationship between state and society. By focusing on Hindu law, this illuminating book challenges existing scholarship, showing how - far from being based on traditional values - Hindu law was developed around ideas of liberalism.

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