Changing Concepts of Rights and Justice in South Asia

by Michael R. Anderson (Editor), Sumit Guha (Editor)

This volume explores the relations between custom, law, and social change. International contributors discuss past beliefs and practices, as well as present day controversies, focusing particularly on the moral justification of religious laws and current social problems in India and Sri
Lanka.

290 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1998