The Hindu Family and the Emergence of Modern India: Law, Citizenship and Community

by Eleanor Newbigin

Book Overview

Between 1955 and 1956 the Government of India passed four Hindu Law Acts to reform and codify Hindu family law. Scholars have understood these acts as a response to growing concern about women's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316648567
• ISBN13: 9781316648568
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"