Colonial terror : torture and state violence in colonial India / Deana Heath.
This title explores the legal role of torture and other violence as it was used in colonial ruling. It rigorously attempts to theorize the nature of this violence, including its materiality and its effects on the bodies of the colonized, and those who perpetrated it. This book provides a full examin...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: | Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Summary: | This title explores the legal role of torture and other violence as it was used in colonial ruling. It rigorously attempts to theorize the nature of this violence, including its materiality and its effects on the bodies of the colonized, and those who perpetrated it. This book provides a full examination of the history of torture in colonial India. |
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| Item Description: | This edition also issued in print: 2021. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191915033 0192893939 9780191915031 9780192893932 |