Resisting the Rule of Law in Nineteenth-Century Ceylon

Resisting the Rule of Law in Nineteenth-Century Ceylon

Colonialism and the Negotiation of Bureaucratic Boundaries

Duncan, James S.

Taylor & Francis Ltd

04/2022

278

Mole

Inglês

9780367515522

15 a 20 dias

510

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Part 1: Introduction. 1. Introduction. 2. Criminological Theories and the "Men on the Spot". Part 2: The Police and the Arts of Subterfuge. 3. Struggles in Time and Space: Policing the Towns. 4. Governing at a Distance: Policing the Countryside. Part 3: The Courts and the Arts of Dissembling. 5. Taking Liberties: The Court Bureaucracy and its Discontents. 6. Speaking Lies to Power: How the Ceylonese Used the Courts. Part 4: The Prison and the Arts of Dark Biopower. 7. Creating Spaces of Deterrence. 8. Experiments in the Production of Bodily Suffering. 9. Determining the Limits of Bare Life. 10. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.
Nineteenth Century Ceylon;rule of law;Young Men;james duncan;Breakwater Prison;historical geography;Principal Civil Medical Officer;colonialism;Secretary Of State;colonialism and law;Dense;colonialism and rule of law;Violated;colonial ceylon;Prison Doctors;colonial law;Shot Drill;nineteenth century colonialism;Punishment Diet;colonialism and geography;European Prisoners;postcolonialism;Police Force;biopolitics;Kandyan Kingdom;dualism of bureaucrats;Minor Court Officials;bureaucratic boundaries;Prisoner Resistance;political legitimacy;Prison Diet;economic priorities;Hard Labour;Penal Phase;Inspector General;Prison Administrators;Police Magistrate;Cattle Theft;Penal Diet;Regular Police;Reformed Criminal Justice System