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This text reconstructs the martial law suppression of the Jamaica uprising of 1865, and the subsequent debate and litigation these events spawned in England.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kostal, R. W. (Rande W.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Series:Oxford studies in modern legal history.
Subjects:
Rule of law > Great Britain > History.
Martial law > Jamaica > History > 19th century.
Règle de droit > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Loi martiale > Jamaïque > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Martial law
Rule of law
Great Britain
Jamaica
1800-1899
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This text reconstructs the martial law suppression of the Jamaica uprising of 1865, and the subsequent debate and litigation these events spawned in England.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 529 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 502-519) and index.
ISBN:9780191714320
0191714321