The pursuit of the perak regalia: Islam, law, and the politics of authority in the colonial state

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 759-788

  Hussin, Iza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 34548094066     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: 17474469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4469.2007.00076.x     Document Type: Article

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