Custom, Law and the Colonial State in Northeast India
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Custom, Law and the Colonial State in Northeast India

Dynamics and Challenges for the Postcolonial State

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eBook - ePub

Custom, Law and the Colonial State in Northeast India

Dynamics and Challenges for the Postcolonial State

About this book

This volume presents a multidimensional analysis of the current operational law – both constitutional and customary – in Northeast India. It looks at how colonialism redesigned and redefined extant customary practices, leaving a permanent legacy on the legal governance and societal structure of the post-colonial Indian state.

The book interrogates "law" through a broad spectrum of issues including gender, partition, the legacy of colonial structures, and religion as a form of resistance against land grabbing and censorship. It delineates a distinct historical process of the evolution of law and custom and focuses on the intimate links between law and the dynamics of state, ethnicity, and governance.

As a unique contribution, the book offers new insights into how and why the continuity of colonial law within a democratic framework perpetuates deep-rooted problems in governance and the psyche of the people. It will be indispensable for students and researchers of history, law, anthropology, legal anthropology, sociology, Indian politics, and South Asian studies.

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Yes, you can access Custom, Law and the Colonial State in Northeast India by Nandini Bhattacharyya Panda in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Law & Indian & South Asian History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge India
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781040176313
Edition
0
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Indian & South Asian History
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Contributors
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction
  10. 1 Colonial State and Law and Customs in Northeast India
  11. 2 The Colonial Legacy in Manipur
  12. 3 From Lines to Belts: Immigration, Anxiety, and Community Relations in Late Colonial and Post-colonial Assam
  13. 4 Colonial Legal Formation in Northeast India: An Introspective Gaze in the Contemporary Context
  14. 5 Customary Law and Gender in Northeast India
  15. 6 Power Relations in Matrilineal Khasi-Jaintia Society: Revisiting Traditional Political Institutions from Precolonial to Contemporary Times
  16. 7 Turning to Stone: Transformations in Angami-Naga Patriarchy
  17. 8 Creating World Heritage at the Margins of the State: Wildlife, Custom, and Culture
  18. 9 Legislating “Objectionable Content” in the British Indian Empire and the Case of Assam in Northeast India (1910–1950)
  19. Index