Nation and Family is the most comprehensive study of the public discourses, social mobilization, legislation and case law that formed India's main personal law systems governing Hindus, Muslims, and Christians. It, for the first time, systematically compares Indian experiences to those in various other countries that inherited personal laws specific to religious group, sect, or ethnic group. The book shows why India changed personal law less than Turkey and Tunisia, but far more than Algeria, Syria and Lebanon, and largely increased women's rights, contrary to the trend in Pakistan, Iran, Sudan and Nigeria since the 1970s. About the Author:: Narendra Subramanian is Associate Professor of Political Science at McGill University.