Settler Sovereignty - Jurisdiction and Indigenous People in America and Australia, 17881836

Informationen zum Autor Lisa Ford is the author of the prizewinning Settler Sovereignty: Jurisdiction and Indigenous People in America and Australia, 1788–1836 and coauthor of Rage for Order: The British Empire and the Origins of International Law, 1800–1850 . She is Professor of History at the University of New South Wales. Klappentext In a comparative study of law and imperialism! Ford argues that modern settler sovereignty emerged when settlers in North America and Australia defined indigenous theft and violence as crime. Ford traces the emergence of modern settler sovereignty in contests between settlers and indigenous people in Georgia and the colony of New South Wales. Zusammenfassung In a comparative study of law and imperialism! Ford argues that modern settler sovereignty emerged when settlers in North America and Australia defined indigenous theft and violence as crime. Ford traces the emergence of modern settler sovereignty in contests between settlers and indigenous people in Georgia and the colony of New South Wales. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Introduction *1. Jurisdiction! Territory and Sovereignty in Empire *2. Pluralism as Policy *3. Indigenous Jurisdiction and Spatial Order *4. Legality and Lawlessness *5. The Limits of Jurisdiction *6. Farmbrough's Fathoming and Transitions in Georgia *7. Lego'me and Territoriality in New South Wales *8. Perfect Settler Sovereignty * Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Ford
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2011
• EAN: 9780674061880
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06188-0
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Harvard Historical Studies; Harvard Historical Studies (Pa; Harvard Historical Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; History, Australia, LAW / Legal History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Indigenous Peoples, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Legal History, United States of America, USA, Colonialism and imperialism, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Relating to Native American people, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies, LAW / Indigenous Law & Legal Systems