Sāmagāna
Working Paper Series
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PAPER ABSTRACT
In this article, Kumar examines little-known disputes involving the abduction of women in the Punjab and Baluch borderlands. By focusing on these local conflicts, this presentation sheds light on the functioning of various practices of jurisprudence - Shariat, customs, and colonial law - that were competing with each other. This paper contributes more largely to the discussions on the questions of state-making and the nature of imperialism in these frontier regions.
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