Part of the prestigious Themes in Indian History series, this book deals with notions, ideas, and concepts of crime and justice from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Divided into four sections, the first deals with the pre-colonial period with its decentralized law and justice system. The second addresses the colonial period and cites the administrative and legal changes during that period like legal codifications, policing, tattooing and other technologies identification. The section on subaltern legalities studies customary laws and their negotiations with colonial laws. The final section studies the nature of crimes in post-independence India, and discusses issues like violence on Dalits and minorities.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oup India
ISBN-13
9780198077619
eBay Product ID (ePID)
177956761
Product Key Features
Author
Saurabh Dube, Anupama Rao
Publication Name
Crime Through Time
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History, Criminology
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
424 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
223mm
Item Width
149mm
Item Weight
590g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Oxford in India Readings: Themes in Indian History
Country/Region of Manufacture
India
Editor
Anupama Rao, Saurabh Dube
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