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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Delhi
Oxford University Press
2006, 2006
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| Series: | Oxford law in India series / Oxford law in India series
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 214 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780199081721 |