Colonial justice in British India
By: Elizabeth Kolsky
Series: Cambridge studies in Indian history and society -- 17; Cambridge studies in Indian history and society -- 17.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780521116862
Subjects: Race relations; Violence; Administration of Justice; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-247) and index.
Table of contents: title: White peril : law and lawlessness in early colonial India; title: Citizens, subjects, and subjection to law : codification and the legal construction of racial differences; title: Indian human nature : evidence, experts, and the elusive pursuit of truth; title: One scale of justice for the planter and another for the coolie : law and violence on the Assam tea plantations; title: A judicial scandal : the imperial conscience and the race against empire.