Trials of sovereignty: mercy, violence, and the making of criminal law in british india, 1857–1922
Auteur :
McClure, Alastair
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009553513
Date de publication :
19 mars 2026
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Trials of Sovereignty offers the first legal history of mercy and discretion in nineteenth and twentieth-century India. Key chapters examine royal amnesty, codification, capital punishment, and sedition. It will benefit students and scholars interested in legal history, South Asian studies, criminology, and imperial history.