Changing Concepts of Rights and Justice in South Asia - SOAS Studies on South Asia

Michael R. Anderson, Sumit Guha

Paperback (14 Dec 2000)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This volume explores the relation between custom, law and social change. Eleven outstanding contributions from an international team of experts discuss past beliefs and practices and present day controversies, particularly related to the moral justification of religious laws and contemporary social problems in India and Sri Lanka.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780195653120
Publisher:	OUP India
Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Pub date:	14 Dec 2000
DEWEY:	340.1150954
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	304
Weight:	284g
Height:	214mm
Width:	136mm
Spine width:	13mm