Legal history enables us to understand the law and the legal process in a better way. Laws do not take birth in a vacuum. They are necessitated by the circumstances in which they are born.

The book consists of the important events and cases enhancing the value of the book. The thematic treatment has made the narrative more readable and the subject-matter convenient from the point of view of easy and better understanding, for students as well as other readers. The use of diagrams, tabulations and maps contributes to easier understanding of the subject. The glossary of terms is a welcome addition for students coming from different disciplines for the law course.

PART I

1.   Historiography

2.   The Evolution of Major Legal system

PART II ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PERIOD

THEME I GOVERNMENT

3.   Government in Ancient Times

4.   Government in Medieval Times

THEME II LEGAL INSTITUTIONS

5.   Ancient Period

6.   Medieval Legal Institutions

THEME III LAW

7.   Ancient Period

8.   Medieval Period

THEME IV SOCIETY

9.   Ancient Period

10.   Medieval Period

PART III THE COLONIAL PERIOD

THEME I GOVERNMENT

11.   Government in the colonial period 17^th century till 1892

12.   Towards Independence

THEME II LEGAL INSTITUTIONS COLONIAL PERIOD

13.   Colonial period evolution of legal institutions

THEME III LAW

14.   Evolution of law in the colonial period

THEME IV SOCIETY

15.   The 19^th century Indian Renaissance and Nationalism

APPENDICES

1. Celebrated Cases

2. The System of Adjudication in India Today