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Tschalaer, Mengia Hong,

Muslim women's quest for justice : gender, law and activism in India / Mengia Hong Tschalaer. - xv, 257 pages ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in law and society . - Cambridge studies in law and society. .

Based on author's thesis (doctoral -University of Zurich, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From legal binaries to configurations : Muslim women's rights activism in South Asia -- A multidimensional approach to Muslim women's activism : mapping the legal landscape in the city of Lucknow -- Destabilising gendered proprieties : Muslim women's visibility within the public space -- Vying for a gender just Islamic marriage contract : women's legal spaces -- Legal realities : doing gender justice from below -- Muslim women's quest for justice: theoretical implications and policy suggestions.

"Discusses the claim that understanding the legal world as plural is an important starting point to think about women's access to justice"--

ISBN: 9781107155770 1107155770

LCCN: 2017022412

Subjects--Personal Names:

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Domestic relations--India.
Muslim women--Legal status, laws, etc.--India.
Domestic relations.
Muslim women--Legal status, laws, etc.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India.

LC Class. No.: KNS540 / .T75 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 346.5401/5