The Hindu family and the emergence of modern India : law, citizenship and community / Eleanor Newbigin.
By: Newbigin, Eleanor.
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BookSeries: Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 22. Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource (280 pages) : maps.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781107420687 (e-book).Subject(s): Families -- India -- History -- 21st century | Hindus -- India -- Social life and customs | Hindus -- Legal status, laws, etc | Patriarchy -- India | Women -- IndiaGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 306.850954 Online resources: Click to View | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of maps -- List of tables -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- Making the modern Indian family : property rights and the individual in Colonial Law -- Financing a new citizenship : the Hindu family, income tax and political representation in late-colonial India -- Wives and property or wives as property? : the Hindu family and women's property rights -- The Hindu code bill : creating the modern, Hindu legal subject -- B.R. Ambedkar's Code Bill : caste, marriage and post-colonial Indian citizenship -- Family, nation and economy : establishing a post-colonial patriarchy -- Conclusion -- Appendix: law members involved with the Hindu code bill 1941-56 -- Bibliography.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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