Britain and its Internal Others, 1750-1800 - Under Rule of Law (Hardcover)

The rule of law, an ideology of equality and universality that justified Britain's eighteenth-century imperial claims, was the product not of abstract principles but imperial contact. As the Empire expanded, encompassing greater religious, ethnic and racial diversity, the law paradoxically contained and maintained these very differences. This book revisits six notorious incidents that occasioned vigorous debate in London's courtrooms, streets and presses: the Jewish Naturalization Act and the Elizabeth Canning case (1753-54); the Somerset Case (1771-72); the Gordon Riots (1780); the mutinies of 1797; and Union with Ireland (1800). Each of these cases adjudicated the presence of outsiders in London - from Jews and Gypsies to Africans and Catholics. The demands of these internal others to equality before the law drew them into the legal system, challenging longstanding notions of English identity and exposing contradictions in the rule of law. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Imperialism
Release date:	September 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Dana Rabin
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-2040-3
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Law & society Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Foundations of law > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	1-5261-2040-2
Barcode:	9781526120403

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