In the shadow of sharīʻah : Islam, Islamic law, and democracy in Pakistan / Matthew J. Nelson.
2011
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Author
Title
In the shadow of sharīʻah : Islam, Islamic law, and democracy in Pakistan / Matthew J. Nelson.
Published
New York : Columbia University Press, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Call Number
KPL659 .N45 2011
Former Call Number
Pak 410 N32 2011
ISBN
9780231700726 (alk. paper)
0231700725 (alk. paper)
9780231800587 (e-ISBN)
0231800584 (e-ISBN)
0231700725 (alk. paper)
9780231800587 (e-ISBN)
0231800584 (e-ISBN)
Description
xxxii, 337 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)226360227
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-302) and index.
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Table of Contents
Preface
xi
Acknowledgements
xvii
List of Figures, Maps, and Tables
xxi
Terminology and Transliteration
xxv
Glossary
xxvii
Introduction: Law and the Logic of Local Politics in Pakistan
1
pt. One
Constructing the ̀Law of the Land' (1849-1949)
1.
Who Owns the Land? (1849-1900): Revenue Administration, Legal Administration, and Rural Indebtedness
15
2.
Who Inherits the Land? (1900-1947): Hindu Law, Muslim Law, Customary Law, and Nationalism
63
pt. Two
Changing the ̀Law of the Land' (1947-1999)
3.
From Colonial Punjab to Postcolonial Pakistan: Independence, Partition, Authoritarianism, and Democracy
115
4.
Who Controls the Land? (1947-1999): Land Reform, Law Reform, and the Logic of Local Politics
135
pt. Three
Understanding Islam, Islamic Law, and Democracy in Practice
5.
The Logic of Local Politics in Lahore, Sialkot, and Sargodha
183
6.
Microfoundational Mechanisms and Comparative Politics
231
Conclusion: Islam, Islamic Law, and Democracy in Pakistan and Beyond
261
Appendix
277
Bibliography
281
Notes
303
Index
331