State violence and punishment in India
Introduction : state violence and punishment in India, 1919-56 -- Jallianwala Bagh, the Punjab disturbances of 1919, and the limits of state power in India, 1919-20 -- Disobedience and discord : the non-cooperation movement, 1920-25 -- Extra-judicial punishments and the civil disobedience movement,...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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London [u.a.]
Routledge
2010
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Royal Asiatic Society books (21)
Año: 2010 |
| Edición: | 1. publ. |
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| Disponibilidad en Tübingen: | Disponible en Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 4541 |
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| Sumario: | Introduction : state violence and punishment in India, 1919-56 -- Jallianwala Bagh, the Punjab disturbances of 1919, and the limits of state power in India, 1919-20 -- Disobedience and discord : the non-cooperation movement, 1920-25 -- Extra-judicial punishments and the civil disobedience movement, 1930-34 -- Legislating against communal violence : the United Provinces Goonda Act and the Bombay Whipping Act, 1929-38 -- The hunger strikes of the Lahore Conspiracy Case prisoners, 1929-39 -- The Second World War and India's coercive network, 1939-46 -- Partition and the transitional state in India, 1947-48 -- The police action in Hyderabad and the making of the postcolonial state in India, 1947-56 -- Conclusion : rethinking colonial punishment, reassessing postcolonial India |
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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descripción Física: | XI, 246 S. 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780415559706 0415559707 |