Law, Disorder and the Colonial State [[electronic resource] ] : Corruption in Burma c.1900 / / by J. Saha

• Autore: Saha J
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2013.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 959.1/04; 959.104
• Soggetto topico: Great Britain—History; Asia—History; Imperialism; History, Modern; World politics; History of Britain and Ireland; Asian History; Imperialism and Colonialism; Modern History; History of South Asia; Political History
• Soggetto geografico: Burma History 1824-1948; Great Britain Colonies Asia Administration
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: The plot within the plot'Native' quarrels and white rule; 4 The Male State; Gendered subjects, gendered state; Women in Burma (and their henpecked husbands); Compromising situations; Misconduct and gendered violence; The fashioning of the male state; Conclusion; Corruption and the making of the modern state; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Law, Disorder and the Colonial State
• ISBN: 1-349-34743-4; 1-137-30699-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791091403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies, . 2635-1633