Law, Disorder and the Colonial State: Corruption in Burma c.1900 (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series)

Saha, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 0230358276 / ISBN 13: 9780230358270

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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notes in pen. x, 166 pages ; 22 cm Contents: Preface Introduction 1. Making Misconduct 2. The Career of Inspector Pakiri 3. Whiter than White 4. The Male State Conclusion Notes Index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Law, Disorder and the Colonial State: Corruption in Burma c.1900 (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series)
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230358276
• ISBN 13: 9780230358270
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Southeast Asia
  • Law

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Synopsis

In this original study British rule in Burma is examined through quotidian acts of corruption. Saha outlines a novel way to study the colonial state as it was experienced in everyday life, revealing a complex world of state practices where legality and illegality were inseparable: the informal world upon which formal colonial power rested.

About the Author

Jonathan Saha completed his PhD in history at the School of Oriental and African Studies and is now Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Bristol, UK. His research focuses on colonial Burma and he has published several articles on the topics of law, corruption, madness, and gender.