Law, Disorder and the Colonial State: Corruption in Burma c.1900

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.

Author: J. Saha
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 02/04/2013
Pages: 166
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780230358270

About the Author
Jonathan Saha completed his PhD in history at the School of Oriental and African Studies and is now Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Bristol, UK. His research focuses on colonial Burma and he has published several articles on the topics of law, corruption, madness, and gender.