Nelson, Matthew J.

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.

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.

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