Nelson, Matthew J.

In the shadow of Shari�ah Islam, Islamic law, and democracy in Pakistan / [electronic resource] : Mathew J. Nelson. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2010. - xxxii, 337 p. : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Land tenure (Islamic law)--Pakistan.
Inheritance and succession (Islamic law)--Pakistan.
Islamic law--Pakistan.
Land tenure--Law and legislation--History.--Pakistan
Inheritance and succession--History.--Pakistan
Land reform--Pakistan.
Democracy--Pakistan.


Electronic books.

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