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.
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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. 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 Professor of Indian and Colonial History at the University of Liverpool.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Torture, Empire, and the Exception 1: Violence, the Exception and Bare Life 2: The Facilitators I: Policing 3: The Facilitators II: Law and 'Justice' 4: The Perpetrators Conclusion: Torture in a State of Exception
Introduction: Torture, Empire, and the Exception 1: Violence, the Exception and Bare Life 2: The Facilitators I: Policing 3: The Facilitators II: Law and 'Justice' 4: The Perpetrators Conclusion: Torture in a State of Exception
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