Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post-Independence India
Author:   Saumya Saxena (University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
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9781108498340


Pages:   350
Publication Date:   25 August 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Saumya Saxena (University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9781108498340


ISBN 10:   1108498345
Pages:   350
Publication Date:   25 August 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Glossary; Introduction: law as a dialogue; 1. Personal law and the making of modern religion 1946–1956; 2. Committees, codes and customs: renegotiating personal law 1957–1969; 3. Social movements, national emergency, and the custody of the Constitution 1967–1979; 4. Muslim law, Hindu nationalism: secularism of community and gender 1980–1992; 5. The court in context 1992-2000s; 6. From the court room to the courtyard: the public life of personal law 2000–present; Conclusion; Bibliography.

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'Divorce and Democracy is a compelling exposition of the Indian state's difficult but prolonged dialogue with personal law. Through its engagement with the state's preoccupation with regulating personal law through the instrument of secularism, the book offers extensive insight into the emergence of personal law as a contentious space at which numerous negotiations are undertaken between and among a plurality of actors who utilize the same vocabulary in different ways … it is best internalized through 'slow reading' - a process that will ensure that Divorce and Democracy becomes an invaluable resource for those interested in the subject matter and its several intertwined strands of inquiry.' Sanskriti Sanghi, International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family


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Saumya Saxena is British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge.

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