Nelson, Matthew J. <br/><br/>
In the shadow of sharīʻah : Islam, Islamic law, and democracy in Pakistan /  
Matthew J. Nelson. 
 - New York : b| Columbia University Press, c| c2011. 
 - | xxxii, 337 p. : b| ill., maps ; c| 23 cm. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780231700726 (hbk.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>346.54910432  / 387D