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Law and identity in colonial South Asia : Parsi legal culture, 1772-1947 /
"This book explores the legal culture of the Parsis, or Zoroastrians, an ethno-religious community unusually invested in the colonial legal system of British India and Burma. Colonized peoples (including minorities) often tried to maintain collective autonomy and integrity by avoiding interacti...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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| Colección: | Studies in legal history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Using law: colonial Parsis go to court
- Making law: two patterns
- The limits of English law: the inheritance acts
- Reconfiguring male privilege: the matrimonial acts
- The jury and intragroup control: the Parsi Chief matrimonial court
- Entrusting the faith: religious trusts and the Parsi legal profession
- Pure Parsi: libel, race, and group membership