Newbigin, Eleanor,  1980- <br/><br/>
The Hindu family and the emergence of modern India  law, citizenship and community / 
Eleanor Newbigin. 
 - New York :  Cambridge University Press,  (c)2013. 
 - 1 online resource (pages cm.) 
 - Cambridge studies in Indian history and society .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>List of maps --  List of tables --  List of abbreviations --  Introduction --  Making the modern Indian family : property rights and the individual in Colonial Law --  Financing a new citizenship : the Hindu family, income tax and political representation in late-colonial India --  Wives and property or wives as property? : the Hindu family and women's property rights --  The Hindu code bill : creating the modern, Hindu legal subject --  B.R. Ambedkar's Code Bill : caste, marriage and post-colonial Indian citizenship --  Family, nation and economy : establishing a post-colonial patriarchy --  Conclusion --  Appendix: law members involved with the Hindu code bill 1941-56 --  Bibliography. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781107416857 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Families--History--India--21st century.<br/>Hindus--Social life and customs.--India<br/>Hindus--Legal status, laws, etc.<br/>Patriarchy--India.<br/>Women--India.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1742  / .H563 2013