Appropriation and invention of tradition : the East India Company and Hindu law in early colonial Bengal / [electronic resource] Nandini Bhattacharyya-Panda. Bhattacharyya-Panda, Nandini. East India Company History 18th century. Law India Bengal History 18th century. Customary law India Bengal History 18th century. Hindu law History 18th century. KNT3106 .B47 2008 349.5414 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Investigating the intricate and dynamic links between power and knowledge in the evolution of institutions under colonial rule, this book underlines innovative ways of looking at the legal history of colonial India. New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. 2008. 2008 Text 1 online resource (xi, 273 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195690484.001.0001 eng Bengal (India) Colonial influence. India Bengal India Bengal