TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nelson,Matthew J.
TI  - In the shadow of sharīʻah: Islam, Islamic law, and democracy in Pakistan 
SN  - 9780231700726 (alk. paper)
AV  - KPL659 .N45 2011
U1  - 346.54910432 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - Land tenure (Islamic law)
KW  - Pakistan
KW  - Inheritance and succession (Islamic law)
KW  - Islamic law
KW  - Land tenure
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - History
KW  - Inheritance and succession
KW  - Land reform
KW  - Democracy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-302) and index; Who owns the land? (1849-1900) : revenue administration, legal administration, and rural indebtedness -- Who inherits the land? (1900-1947) : Hindu law, Muslim law, customary law, and nationalism -- From colonial Punjab to postcolonial Pakistan : independence, partition, authoritarianism, and democracy -- Who controls the land? (1947-1999) : land reform, law reform, and the logic of local politics -- The logic of local politics in Lahore, Sialkot and Sargodha -- Microfoundational mechanisms and comparative politics
ER  -