Law, Disorder and the Colonial State
Corruption in Burma c.1900
Nonfiction, History, Asian, Asia, British
| Author: | J. Saha | ISBN: | 9781137306999 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | February 4, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | J. Saha |
| ISBN: | 9781137306999 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | February 4, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
