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.