J. Saha

Gebundenes Buch

Law, Disorder and the Colonial State

Corruption in Burma c.1900

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-35827-0
• 2013 edition
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 356g
• ISBN-13: 9780230358270
• ISBN-10: 0230358276
• Artikelnr.: 37253714

Rezensionen

"Saha's volume is interlaced with references to comparative works on the historical sociology of empire. It is well documented and clearly an interesting contribution to our understanding of colonial Burma during a brief but important period." - Robert H. Taylor, Institute of South-east Asian Studies, Singapore.