Criminal Law and Colonial Subject (Hardcover, New)

This book explores the relationship of a colonial people with English law and looks at the way in which the practice of law developed among the ordinary population. Paula Jane Byrne traces the boundaries among property, sexuality and violence, drawing from court records, dispositions and proceedings. She asks: What did ordinary people understand by guilt, suspicion, evidence and the term "offense"? She illuminates the values and beliefs of the emerging colonial consciousness and the complexity of power relations in the colony. The book reconstructs the legal process with great tetail and richness and is able to evoke the everyday lives of people in the colonial NSW.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Australian History
Release date:	1993
First published:	1993
Authors:	Paula Jane Byrne
Dimensions:	254 x 203 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	315
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-40379-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General
LSN:	0-521-40379-0
Barcode:	9780521403795

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