ISBN:
9780521116862
,
0521116864
Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 252 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
,
24 cm
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in Indian history and society 17
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in Indian history and society
DDC:
353.409540903
Keywords:
Justice, Administration of History
;
Violence History
;
India Race relations
;
History
;
India History British occupation, 1765-1947
;
Justice, Administration of
;
India
;
History
;
18th century
;
Justice, Administration of
;
India
;
History
;
19th century
;
Justice, Administration of
;
India
;
History
;
20th century
;
India
;
History
;
British occupation, 1765-1947
;
Indien
;
Justiz
;
Geschichte 1765-1947
Abstract:
White peril : law and lawlessness in early colonial India -- Citizens, subjects, and subjection to law : codification and the legal construction of racial differences -- Indian human nature : evidence, experts, and the elusive pursuit of truth -- One scale of justice for the planter and another for the coolie : law and violence on the Assam tea plantations -- A judicial scandal : the imperial conscience and the race against empire
Description / Table of Contents:
White peril : law and lawlessness in early colonial India -- Citizens, subjects, and subjection to law : codification and the legal construction of racial differences -- Indian human nature : evidence, experts, and the elusive pursuit of truth -- One scale of justice for the planter and another for the coolie : law and violence on the Assam tea plantations -- A judicial scandal : the imperial conscience and the race against empire.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
URL:
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=30432
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