Law and identity in colonial South Asia : Parsi legal culture, 1772-1947 / Mitra Sharafi.

"This book explores the legal culture of the Parsis, or Zoroastrians, an ethno-religious community unusually invested in the colonial legal system of British India and Burma. Colonized peoples (including minorities) often tried to maintain collective autonomy and integrity by avoiding interacti...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Sharafi, Mitra June, 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Series:Studies in legal history.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Using law: colonial Parsis go to court -- Making law: two patterns -- The limits of English law: the inheritance acts -- Reconfiguring male privilege: the matrimonial acts -- The jury and intragroup control: the Parsi Chief matrimonial court -- Entrusting the faith: religious trusts and the Parsi legal profession -- Pure Parsi: libel, race, and group membership 
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