Appropriation and invention of tradition : the East India company and hindu law in early colonial Bengal
by Nandini Bhattacharyya-Panda.
- New Delhi : OUP, 2008.
- 273 p.
Table of Contents: Introduction Chapter 1. The Pre-Colonial Tradition of the Dharmasastras Chapter 2. Hindu Law of Property and Inheritance and the East India Company Officials, 1698-1772 Chapter 3. Vivadarnavasetu and a Code of Gentoo Laws Chapter 4. Towards a Second Code: The Response to New Imperatives Chapter 5. Vivadabhangarnava and A Digest of Hindoo Laws Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Index