The government of social life in colonial India : liberalism, religious law, and women`s rights /
Sturman, Rachel Lara, 1969-
The government of social life in colonial India : liberalism, religious law, and women's rights / Rachel Sturman. - New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - xviii, 289 pages : map ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 21. . - Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 21. .
Includes Index and bibliography : pages 239-270.
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.
9781107010376 RM304.95 1107010373
Women's rights--History.--India
Religious law and legislation--History.--India
India--Social conditions.
United Kingdom--Colonies.
The government of social life in colonial India : liberalism, religious law, and women's rights / Rachel Sturman. - New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - xviii, 289 pages : map ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 21. . - Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 21. .
Includes Index and bibliography : pages 239-270.
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.
9781107010376 RM304.95 1107010373
Women's rights--History.--India
Religious law and legislation--History.--India
India--Social conditions.
United Kingdom--Colonies.