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

The distinct personal laws that govern the major religious groups are a major aspect of Indian multiculturalism and secularism, and support specific gendered rights in family life. Nation and Family is the most comprehensive study to date of the public discourses, processes of social mobilization, l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Subramanian, Narendra (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.