Heath, Deana,

Colonial terror : torture and state violence in colonial India / Deana Heath. - First edition. - 1 online resource (240 pages). - Oxford scholarship online . - Oxford scholarship online. .

This edition also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Specialized.

9780191915031 (ebook) : No price


Torture--History.--India
Violence--History.--India
Police--History--India--19th century.
Police--History--India--20th century.


India--History--British occupation, 1765-1947.

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