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Colonial terror : torture and state violence in colonial India /

This title explores the legal role of torture and other violence as it was used in colonial ruling. It rigorously attempts to theorize the nature of this violence, including its materiality and its effects on the bodies of the colonized, and those who perpetrated it. This book provides a full examin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heath, Deana (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Torture > India > History.
Violence > India > History.
Police > India > History > 19th century.
Police > India > History > 20th century.
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
Violence > Inde > Histoire.
Inde > Histoire > 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
India & South Asia.
Asia.
HISTORY.
LAW.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Violence in Society.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Police
Torture
Violence
India
1765-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This title explores the legal role of torture and other violence as it was used in colonial ruling. It rigorously attempts to theorize the nature of this violence, including its materiality and its effects on the bodies of the colonized, and those who perpetrated it. This book provides a full examination of the history of torture in colonial India.
Item Description:This edition also issued in print: 2021.
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192646156
019264615X
9780191915031
0191915033