Book Detail
Title In the shadow of shariah
Sub Title Islam Islamic law and democracy in Pakistan
Author(s)
Call No 346.549104 NEL
Subject(s)
ISBN
Volume
Publisher Name Hurst & Company
Publishing Year 2011
Edition 1st
Pages 337
Price 65.00 GBP
Text Language English
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Description
Keywords Pakistan-Land tenure-Islamic law-Pakistan; Pakistan-Inheritance and succession-Islamic law-Pakistan; Pakistan-Islamic law-Pakistan; Pakistan-Land tenure-Law and legislation-Pakistan-History; Pakistan-Inheritance-succession-Pakistan-History; Pakistan-Land reform-Pakistan; Pakistan-Democracy-Pakistan 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