Deana Heath

Gebundenes Buch

Colonial Terror

Torture and State Violence in Colonial India

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Deana Heath received her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley and has since held academic posts in four countries: the United States, Ireland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Additionally, she has been the beneficiary of grants from numerous national and international funding bodies, including the Independent Social Research Foundation, The Indian Council for Cultural Relations, The Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences, The American Institute of Indian Studies, and the Fulbright Scholar Programme. She is currently Chair of Indian and Colonial History at the University of Liverpool.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780192893932
• ISBN-10: 0192893939
• Artikelnr.: 61190341