Nelson, Matthew J.

In the shadow of sharīʻah : Islam, Islamic law, and democracy in Pakistan / Mathew J. Nelson. - New York : Columbia University Press, c2011. - xxxii, 337 p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-302) and index.

Who owns the land? (1849-1900) : revenue administration, legal administration, and rural indebtedness -- Who inherits the land? (1900-1947) : Hindu law, Muslim law, customary law, and nationalism -- From colonial Punjab to postcolonial Pakistan : independence, partition, authoritarianism, and democracy -- Who controls the land? (1947-1999) : land reform, law reform, and the logic of local politics -- The logic of local politics in Lahore, Sialkot and Sargodha -- Microfoundational mechanisms and comparative politics.

9780231700726 (alk. paper) 9780231800587 (eISBN)

2010020087


Land tenure (Islamic law)--Pakistan.
Inheritance and succession (Islamic law)--Pakistan.
Islamic law--Pakistan.
Land tenure--Law and legislation--History.--Pakistan
Inheritance and succession--History.--Pakistan
Land reform--Pakistan.
Democracy--Pakistan.

KPL659 / .N45 2011

346.54910432 / NEL