Social legislations of the East India company:
344.54CAS
Cassels, Nancy Gardner
Social legislations of the East India company: public justice versus public instruction / by Nancy Gardner Cassels.- New Delhi :SAGE Publications,2010.
x, 447p.;23cm(Hb)
content: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 labourers -- 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 -- Conclusion : social legislation in the arena of public instruction versus public justice.
Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9788132105152 Rs. 1100.00
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