Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 458 g
Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 458 g
ISBN: 978-0-415-45213-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
To give an account of the emergence of this colonial form of penal power that was distinct from its metropolitan counterpart, this book analyses the British experience in India from the 1820s to the early 1920s. It provides a genealogy of both civil and military spheres of government, illustrating how knowledge of marginal and criminal social orders was tied in crucial ways to the demands of a colonial rule that was neither monolithic nor necessarily coherent. The analysis charts the emergence of a liberal colonial governmentality where power was almost exclusively framed in terms of sovereignty and security and where disciplinary strategies were given only limited and equivocal attention.
Drawing on post-colonial theory, Penal Power and Colonial Rule opens up a new and unduly neglected area of research. An insightful and original exploration of theory and history, this book will appeal to students and scholars of Law, Criminology, History and Post-colonial Studies.
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Preface 1. Introduction 2. Colonial Governmentality 3. Immanence and Discovery: Thugs and Native Subjectivity 4. Between History and Nature: Visions of Native Crime and Social Marginality 5. The Temptations of Domination: Framing Disorder 6. Liberal Ontologies: Fashioning the Criminal Tribe 7. The State as Practice: Establishing a Modern Milieu 8. Penal Power and Colonial Rule