Some Notes on Law and Change in North India

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Previous articleNext article No AccessSome Notes on Law and Change in North IndiaBernard S. CohnBernard S. Cohn Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Economic Development and Cultural Change Volume 8, Number 1Oct., 1959 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/449826 Views: 9Total views on this site Citations: 48Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1959 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Ummey Tahura Role of Clients, Lawyers, Judges, and Institutions in Hiking Litigation Costs in Bangladesh: An Empirical Study, Asian Journal of Law and Society 9, no.11 (Oct 2021): 59–80.https://doi.org/10.1017/als.2020.26Manvir Singh, Richard Wrangham, Luke Glowacki Self-Interest and the Design of Rules, Human Nature 28, no.44 (Aug 2017): 457–480.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-017-9298-7Prashant K. 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