Java - Softcover

James William Bayley Money

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371213185 ISBN 13: 9780371213186

Publisher: HardPress, 2016

Synopsis

Java by James William Bayley Money. This volume, originally published in 1861, examines the administration and governance of Java (Netherlands India) under European rule. It analyzes the criminal justice and police structures, civil courts, and the relationships between Europeans and Native populations. The work traces Raffles' reforms, native courts, the residency and landraad system, and the balance between local knowledge and formal law. Money argues that Java's system, with dignity protections for high natives and concentrated local governance through native chiefs under European supervision, yields order and low crime, offering a model for Indian administration. He contrasts Java's approach with British India's, discusses the role of land tenure, revenue, and the suppression of piracy, and outlines how similar mechanisms might improve India. The book combines legal history, comparative politics, and colonial policy in a polemical, reform-minded narrative.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371213185
• ISBN 13: 9780371213186
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 338