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Social legislation of the East India Company : public justice versus public instruction /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Cassels, Nancy Gardner
Idioma:English
Publicado: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2010.
Series:SAGE law
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Law, order and power : thagi, dacoity and sorcery
  • Law as a weapon against child sacrifice, sati, female infanticide and meriah sacrifice
  • The legal rights of coolies, slaves and emigrant workers
  • Civil law and the policy of religious toleration
  • Abkarry and pilgrim taxes : excise as a regulating instrument
  • Public instruction begets Indian agency, free press, and trial by jury.