local elites, colonial authority, and the making of the Muslim state /
Iza R. Hussin
viii, 351 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-344) and index
Part I. Contexts -- The historical roots of a contemporary puzzle -- Mapping the transformation -- Part II. Treaties, trials and representations -- The irony of jurisdiction: whose law is Islamic law? -- Trying Islamic law : trials in and of Islamic law -- Making the Muslim state : Islamic law and the politics of representation -- Part III. The paradox of Islamic law -- The colonial politics of Islamic law -- The contemporary politics of Islamic law