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Inheritance Unbound: The Politics of Personal Law Reform in Pakistan and India (2012)
Book Chapter
Nelson, M. J. (2012). Inheritance Unbound: The Politics of Personal Law Reform in Pakistan and India. In S. Khilnani, V. Raghavan, & A. Thiravengadam (Eds.), Comparative Constitutionalism in South Asia (219-246). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198081760.003.0008

This chapter describes the constitutional and political dimensions of formal legal change in Pakistan and India. The process of change referred to is one with an explicitly ‘religious’ dimensions: in effect, a process of changing ostensibly ‘transcen... Read More about Inheritance Unbound: The Politics of Personal Law Reform in Pakistan and India.

Europe As the Nexus for Roosevelt's International Strategy (2012)
Book Chapter
Rofe, J. S. (2012). Europe As the Nexus for Roosevelt's International Strategy. In J. Thompson, & H. Krabbendam (Eds.), America's Transatlantic Turn: Theodore Roosevelt and the "Discovery" of Europe. Palgrave Macmillan

The Embassy in Grosvenor Square – American Ambassadors to the United Kingdom 1938-2008 (2012)
Book
Rofe, J. S., & Holmes, A. R. (2012). The Embassy in Grosvenor Square – American Ambassadors to the United Kingdom 1938-2008. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137295576

Covering the period 1938 to 2008, The Embassy in Grosvenor Square explores the role of the embassy in the Anglo-American 'special relationship', both in terms of transatlantic affairs and issues of international relations.

Women, Power and Politics in 21st Century Iran (2012)
Book
Povey, T., & Rostami-Povey, E. (Eds.). (2012). Women, Power and Politics in 21st Century Iran. Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315546537

This book examines the women's movement in Iran and its role in contesting gender relations since the 1979 revolution. Looking at examples from politics, law, employment, environment, media and religion and the struggle for democracy, this book demon... Read More about Women, Power and Politics in 21st Century Iran.