LEADER 04089cam a2200529 i 4500
001 793060
003 TR_AnAIT
005 20260123001120
006 m o d
007 cr |||||||||||
008 200304t20212021enkab ob 001 0 eng
020 |a9781003054382|qelectronic book
020 |a1003054382|qelectronic book
020 |a9781000089967|qelectronic book
020 |a1000089967|qelectronic book
020 |a9781000089820|qelectronic book
020 |a1000089827|qelectronic book
020 |a9781000089899|qelectronic book
020 |a1000089894|qelectronic book
020 |z9780367515515|qhardcover
035 |a(OCoLC)1143801438
035 |a(OCoLC-P)1143801438
040 |aOCoLC-P|beng|erda|cOCoLC-P
041 |aeng
049 |aTürk Tarih Kurumu Kütüphanesi
050 04|aHV6022.S75|bD86 2021
072 7|aSCI|x030000|2bisacsh
072 7|aSOC|x015000|2bisacsh
072 7|aRGC|2bicssc
082 00|a364.9549309/034|223
100 1 |aDuncan, James Stuart,|d1945-|eauthor.
245 10|aResisting the rule of law in nineteenth century Ceylon :|bcolonialism and the negotiation of bureaucratic boundaries /|cJames S. Duncan.
264 1|aAbingdon, Oxon ;|aNew York, NY :|bRoutledge,|c2021.
264 4|c©2021
300 |a1 online resource (xiii, 263 pages) :|billustrations, maps.
336 |atext|btxt|2rdacontent
337 |acomputer|bc|2rdamedia
338 |aonline resource|bcr|2rdacarrier
490 1 |aRoutledge research in historical geography
520 |a"This book offers in-depth insights on the struggles implementing the rule of law in nineteenth century Ceylon, introduced into the colonies by the British as their "greatest gift." The book argues that resistance can be understood as a form of negotiation to lessen oppressive colonial conditions, and that the cumulative impact caused continual adjustments to the criminal justice system, weighing it down and distorting it. The tactical use of rule of law is explored within the three bureaucracies: the police, the courts and the prisons. Policing was often 'governed at a distance' due to fiscal constraints and economic priorities and the enforcement of law was often delegated to underpaid Ceylonese. Spaces of resistance opened up as Ceylon was largely left to manage its own affairs. Villagers, minor officials, as well as senior British government officials, alternately used or subverted the rule of law to achieve their own goals. In the courts, the imported system lacked political legitimacy and consequently the Ceylonese undermined it by embracing it with false cases and information, in the interests of achieving justice as they saw it. In the prisons, administrators developed numerous biopolitical techniques and medical experiments in order to punish prisoners' bodies to their absolute lawful limit. This limit was one which prison officials, prisoners, and doctors negotiated continuously over the decades. The book argues that the struggles around rule of law can best be understood not in terms of a dualism of bureaucrats versus the public, but rather as a set of shifting alliances across permeable bureaucratic boundaries. It offers innovative perspectives, comparing the Ceylonese experiences to those of Britain and India, and where appropriate to other European colonies. This book will appeal to those interested in law, history, postcolonial studies, cultural studies, cultural and political geography"--|cProvided by publisher.
588 |aOCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
650 0|aCriminology|zSri Lanka|xHistory|y19th century.
650 0|aCriminal justice, Administration of|zSri Lanka|xHistory|y19th century.
650 0|aPrisons|zSri Lanka|xHistory|y19th century.
650 0|aBureaucracy|zSri Lanka|xHistory|y19th century.
650 7|aSCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography|2bisacsh
650 7|aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography|2bisacsh
856 40|3Taylor & Francis|uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003054382
856 42|3OCLC metadata license agreement|uhttp://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf
901 |aTaylor & Francis