Unsound Empire: Civilization and Madness in Late-Victorian Law

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Unsound Empire

Civilization and Madness in Late-Victorian Law

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2021

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A study of the internal tensions of British imperial rule told through murder and insanity trials

Catherine Evans is assistant professor at the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto.

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 Guilt and the Gallows Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
2 A Criminal Lunatic in Search of a Trial Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
3 Lovers, Monsters, and the Problem of Evil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
4 Murder and Metaphysics in Colonial Victoria Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	94
5 Less Responsible Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
6 The Infanticidal Imperative Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
7 The Savage Heart of Empire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
8 Cannibalism and Culpability Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	194
Conclusion: Two Passages to India Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
List of Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283

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eBook published on:

September 28, 2021

eBook ISBN:

9780300263022

Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

Main content:

320

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15 b-w illus.

eBook ISBN: 9780300263022