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Unsound empire : civilization and madness in late-Victorian law / Catherine L. Evans.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Evans, Catherine L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Insanity defense--History--Great Britain.
- Insanity defense.
- Insanity (Law)--History--Great Britain.
- Insanity (Law).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (299 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- A study of the internal tensions of British imperial rule told through murder and insanity trials.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Guilt and the Gallows
- 2 A Criminal Lunatic in Search of a Trial
- 3 Lovers, Monsters, and the Problem of Evil
- 4 Murder and Metaphysics in Colonial Victoria
- 5 Less Responsible Subjects
- 6 The Infanticidal Imperative
- 7 The Savage Heart of Empire
- 8 Cannibalism and Culpability
- Conclusion: Two Passages to India
- List of Abbreviations
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-300-26302-3
- OCLC:
- 1268471422
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