Nelson, Matthew J. <br/><br/>
In the shadow of shariah :  Islam, Islamic law, and democracy in Pakistan / 
Mathew J. Nelson. 
 - London :  C. Hurst & Co.,  2011. 
 - xxxii, 337 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-302) and index. 
<br/><br/>Who owns the land? (1849-1900) : revenue administration, legal administration, and rural indebtedness -- Who inherits the land? (1900-1947) : Hindu law, Muslim law, customary law, and nationalism -- From colonial Punjab to postcolonial Pakistan : independence, partition, authoritarianism, and democracy -- Who controls the land? (1947-1999) : land reform, law reform, and the logic of local politics -- The logic of local politics in Lahore, Sialkot and Sargodha -- Microfoundational mechanisms and comparative politics. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780231700726 (alk. paper) 9780231800587 (e-ISBN) 9781850659266 (hardback)  RM320.45 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Land tenure (Islamic law)--Pakistan.<br/>Inheritance and succession (Islamic law)--Pakistan.<br/>Islamic law--Pakistan.<br/>Land tenure--Law and legislation--History.--Pakistan<br/>Inheritance and succession--History.--Pakistan<br/>Land reform--Pakistan.<br/>Democracy--Pakistan.