In the shadow of Shari�ah [electronic resource] : Islam, Islamic law, and democracy in Pakistan /
by Nelson, Matthew J; ProQuest (Firm).
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BookPublisher: New York : Columbia University Press, c2010Description: xxxii, 337 p. : ill., maps.ISBN: ; .Subject(s): Land tenure (Islamic law) -- Pakistan | Inheritance and succession (Islamic law) -- Pakistan | Islamic law -- Pakistan | Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Pakistan -- History | Inheritance and succession -- Pakistan -- History | Land reform -- Pakistan | Democracy -- Pakistan | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
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.
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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.
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