The Hindu family and the emergence of modern India : law, citizenship and community /

Between 1955 and 1956 the Government of India passed four Hindu Law Acts to reform and codify Hindu family law. Scholars have understood these acts as a response to growing concern about women's rights but, in a powerful re-reading of their history, this book traces the origins of the Hindu law...

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Main Author: Newbigin, Eleanor, 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Series:Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 22.
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