Colonial Justice in British India - White Violence and the Rule of Law

This book describes the lesser-known history of the violence and criminal conduct of one group of Europeans in British India.

List of contents

List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Introduction; 1. White peril: law and lawlessness in early colonial India; 2. Citizens, subjects and subjection to law: codification and the legal construction of racial difference; 3. 'Indian human nature': evidence, experts, and the elusive pursuit of truth; 4. 'One scale of justice for the planter and another for the coolie': law and violence on the Assam tea plantations; 5. 'A judicial scandal': the imperial conscience and the race against empire; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

Colonial Justice in British India describes the lesser-known history of the violence and criminal conduct of one group of European planters, paupers, sailors and soldiers in British India. In a powerful corrective to dominant views, this study reveals the disquieting violence that accompanied imperial forms of power.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Kolsky, Elizabeth (Villanova University Kolsky, KOLSKY ELIZABETH
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.12.2011
• EAN: 9781107404137
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40413-7
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society; Cambridge Studies in Indian Hi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries