Appropriation and invention of tradition [electronic resource] : the East India Company and Hindu law in early colonial Bengal / Nandini Bhattacharyya-Panda.
Publisher: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: 1 online resource (xi, 273 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780199081516 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Law -- India -- Bengal -- History -- 18th century | Customary law -- India -- Bengal -- History -- 18th century | Hindu law -- History -- 18th century | East India Company -- History -- 18th century | Bengal (India) -- Colonial influenceAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780195690484DDC classification: 349.5414 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Investigating the intricate and dynamic links between power and knowledge in the evolution of institutions under colonial rule, this book underlines innovative ways of looking at the legal history of colonial India.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Investigating the intricate and dynamic links between power and knowledge in the evolution of institutions under colonial rule, this book underlines innovative ways of looking at the legal history of colonial India.
Description based on print version record.