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This book is primarily designed to meet the demands of the students of Law and to provide them with an appropriate historical background, political, socio-economic, law and legal institutions, judicial organisation for the study of Hindu and Muslim Law in a better or truer perspective.
The major topics discussed are history and its territory, polity, state & government, social organisation, status & position of women, economic structure, legal system and administration of justice in ancient India, medieval India and Indian society and law and legal institutions & judicial organisations.
A useful book for the students of law. The lucid treatment of the subject will create interest for the students. The book contains a subject index and chapter-wise bibliography for ready reference.
The book under review is seen to be specially prepared for the first year students of the LL.B. Degree (Five year course). It is a project of the National Law School of India University in assocation with Bar Council of India Trust to meet the requirements of students for whom `History of India' is a prescribed subject for study. The students of law should be equipped with the awareness that present is the result of the past and the future has to be shaped based on the present. It could be seen that books on history follow the traditional method of presentation and cannot meet the needs of students of of law. In the book under review the author has adopted a particular method of treatment of the subject to meet the needs of law students.
On the whole the book is useful to students of law. The way of treatment of the subject in a lucid form should create interest for the student. The price fixed for the book is moderate. The book contains a subject index and chapterwise bibliography for ready reference.
PREFACE III
INTRODUCTION IV-VI
The Subject-matter of History 1
The Knowability of the Past 3
History and Antiquarianism 5
History as a Living Subject 6
Purpose of History 7
History and its Neighbours 10
History and Geography 11
History and Politics 13
History and Economics 14
History and Sociology 16
Other Disciplines 18
History and Law 19
Survey of Indian Historiography 22
Ancient Period 22
Forms of Historical Tradition 22
Medieval Period 26
Modern Period 29
Recent Trends 31
State Formation in Ancient India 35
Early Experiments 35
The Tribal Polity in the Rig Veda 35
Tribal Assemblies 36
Vidatha 36
Sabha 37
Samiti 38
Later Vedic Development 40
Kingship 40
The Royal Function 44
Councillors and Officials 46
Oligarchies and Republics 47
The Mauryan Polity 52
Polity in the post-Maurya period 61
The Satavahana Polity 62
The Kushana Polity 66
The Gupta Polity 70
Structure of Polity between 700-1200 A.D. 76
Quasi-Feudalism and Feudalism 78
Feudalism 79
Local Administration 81
Working of the Mahasabha 85
The Varna System 88
Gotra and Pravara 94
Varna and Jati 97
The Untouchables (Panchamas) 100
The Family 102
The Asramas (the four stages of Life) 104
The System of Slavery 107
The Status of Women 112
Education 117
Marriage 121
Forms of marriage 121
Age of Marriage 122
Right of Property 124
Divorce 126
Prostitution 128
Widows 130
Pastoralism 135
Peasant Phase 137
The Village 139
Agriculture and Stockbreeding 142
Origin and Types of Property 146
Urban Centres 147
Guilds 150
Trade and Finance 155
Maritime Trade 157
Legal Literature 162
Role of the Smritikaras 166
Manu 167
Brihaspati 168
Yajnavalkya 173
Narada 176
Katyayana 179
The Sources of Law 183
The Concept of Dharma 185
Law-making and Law-interpreting Process 187
Law and Custom 189
Human Law and Divine Law 190
Judicial Institutions 193
Types of Courts 195
Courts of the Guilds 198
Role of the Village Panchayats 199
Initiation of the Procedures 200
The Trial 202
Witnesses 205
Pleaders 206
Secret Agents 207
Concluding stage of the Judicial Procedure 209
Punishments 210
The Role of the Judges 212
The Rule of the Turko-Afghans and Mughals 216
The Government Set-up 218
Muslim Political Ideas 219
Administrative Apparatus 222
The Law of Succession 222
The Administrative Officers 223
Administrative Divisions 224
Reforms of Ala-ud-din Khilji 224
Market Regulations 226
Reforms of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq 227
Departmental Administration under the Mughals 228
Administrative Divisions 230
The Mansabdari System 232
Akbar's Revenue Reforms 234
Social Transformation 239
The Bhakti Movement 243
Social Reforms of Akbar 248
Status and Position of Women 250
Hindu 250
Muslim 251
Sources and Character of Muslim Law 256
Muslim Law and Non-Muslims 259
Changes under Akbar 260
Criminal Law and Punishment 262
Salient features of Islamic Criminal Law 262
Judicial Organisation 266
The Royal Court 268
The Chief Quazi 270
Secular Courts 271
Panchayats 272
Defects in the Judicial Administration 272
Punishments 273
Investigation Process 274
APPENDIX 276
BIBLIOGRAPHY 279
SUBJECT INDEX 291 
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