In the shadow of shariʻah: Islam, Islamic law, and democracy in Pakistan

✍ Scribed by Matthew J. Nelson

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 359
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction : Law and the logic of local politics in Pakistan
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
Conclusion : Islam, Islamic law, and democracy in Pakistan and beyond.

✦ Subjects

Propriété foncière -- Droit islamique;Successions et héritages (Droit islamique) -- Pākistān;Droit islamique -- Pākistān;Propriété foncière -- Droit -- Pākistān -- Histoire;Successions et héritages -- Pākistān -- Histoire;Réforme agraire -- Pākistān;Démocratie -- Pākistān;Droit islamique -- Pakistan;Propriété foncière -- Droit islamique -- Pakistan;Successions et héritages (droit islamique) -- Pakistan;Réforme agraire -- Pakistan