01363nam a22002417a 450000500170000001000280001702000270004503500130007203500130008503700130009803700240011108200110013510000340014624501210018026000400030127000790034130000230042050000510044350504900049461000240098465000570100865000560106520210216144959.0  aENG-101831     B-736888  a9788132105152c1100.00  aEN-85364  aB-736888  bDBAD/PUB  bGift/Eng/03-02-2021  a344.54  aCassels, Nancy Gardnerd1936-  aSocial legislations of the East India company:bpublic justice versus public instruction /cby Nancy Gardner Cassels  aNew Delhi bSAGE Publicationsc2010  aB1/I-1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area, Mathura RoadbNew Delhi e110044  ax, 447p.c23cm(Hb)  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aLaw, 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.  aEast India Company.  aSocial legislation xHistory y18th century.zIndia   aSocial legislation xHistory y19th centuryzIndia