Nation and family : personal law, cultural pluralism, and gendered citizenship in India / Narendra Subramanian.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Subramanian, Narendra (Author)
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Domestic relations > India.
Families > Political aspects > India.
Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > India.
Religious minorities > Legal status, laws, etc. > India.
Law reform > India > History.
Culture and law > India.
Multiculturalism > India.
Nationalism > India.
Physical Description:xvii, 377 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Indian personal law : toward a comparative theoretical perspective
  • Nationalism, recognition, and family formation
  • Official nationalism, multiculturalism, and majoritarian citizen making : the formation of the postcolonial policy frame
  • Recasting the normative national family : changes in Hindu law and commonly applicable matrimonial laws since the 1960s
  • Minority accommodation, cultural mobilization, and legal practice : the experiences of Muslim law and Christian law
  • Nationalism, multiculturalism, and personal law.