TY - BOOK AU - Bhattacharyya-Panda, Nandini TI - Appropriation and invention of tradition: the East India company and hindu law in early colonial Bengal SN - 9780195690484 U1 - 349.5414 PY - 2008/// CY - New Delhi PB - OUP KW - Hindu Law N1 - 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 ER -