Colonial justice in British India /

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Main Author: Kolsky, Elizabeth
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press, 2010
Series:Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ;
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Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2010277555-b.html
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2010277555-t.html
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=30432
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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.