Juridical Humanity : a Colonial History.

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In colonial Egypt, the state introduced legal reforms that claimed to liberate Egyptians from the inhumanity of pre-colonial rule and elevate them to the status of human beings. These legal reforms intersected with a new historical consciousness that distinguished freedom from force and the human fr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Esmeir, Samera
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2012.
Temas:
1882-1936
Persons (Law) > Egypt > History.
Law > Egypt > History.
Personnes (Droit) > Égypte > Histoire.
Droit > Égypte > Histoire.
Colonial influence
Law
Persons (Law)
Egypt > History > British occupation, 1882-1936.
Egypt > Colonial influence.
Égypte > Histoire > 1882-1936 (Occupation britannique)
Egypt
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In colonial Egypt, the state introduced legal reforms that claimed to liberate Egyptians from the inhumanity of pre-colonial rule and elevate them to the status of human beings. These legal reforms intersected with a new historical consciousness that distinguished freedom from force and the human from the pre-human, endowing modern law with the power to accomplish but never truly secure this transition. Samera Esmeir offers a historical and theoretical account of the colonizing operations of modern law in Egypt. Investigating the law, both on the books and in practice, she underscores the cent.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (594 pages)
ISBN:9780804783149
0804783144

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