Muslim women's quest for justice : gender, law and activism in India / Mengia Hong Tschalaer.
2017
KNS540 .T75 2017 (Mapit)
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Title
Muslim women's quest for justice : gender, law and activism in India / Mengia Hong Tschalaer.
Imprint
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Copyright
©2017.
Description
xv, 257 pages ; 24 cm.
Series
Cambridge studies in law and society.
Formatted Contents Note
From legal binaries to configurations : Muslim women's rights activism in South Asia
A multidimensional approach to Muslim women's activism : mapping the legal landscape in the city of Lucknow
Destabilising gendered proprieties : Muslim women's visibility within the public space
Vying for a gender just Islamic marriage contract : women's legal spaces
Legal realities : doing gender justice from below
Muslim women's quest for justice: theoretical implications and policy suggestions.
A multidimensional approach to Muslim women's activism : mapping the legal landscape in the city of Lucknow
Destabilising gendered proprieties : Muslim women's visibility within the public space
Vying for a gender just Islamic marriage contract : women's legal spaces
Legal realities : doing gender justice from below
Muslim women's quest for justice: theoretical implications and policy suggestions.
Summary
"Discusses the claim that understanding the legal world as plural is an important starting point to think about women's access to justice"-- Provided by publisher.
Note
Based on author's thesis (doctoral--University of Zurich, 2013).
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KNS540 .T75 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9781107155770 hardcover alkaline paper
1107155770 hardcover alkaline paper
1107155770 hardcover alkaline paper
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