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Juridical humanity : a colonial history /

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: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, 2012.
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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 undersc.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 363 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804783149
0804783144