Legal change and gender inequality: Changes in muslim family law in India

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 631-672

  Subramanian, Narendra ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 50249125954     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: 17474469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4469.2008.00117.x     Document Type: Review

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