The king's peace law and order in the British Empire

How the imposition of Crown rule across the British Empire during the Age of Revolution corroded the rights of British subjects and laid the foundations of the modern police state. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the British Empire responded to numerous crises in its colonies, from N...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ford, Lisa, 1974- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts Harvard University Press 2021
Temas:
1700-1899
Sovereignty.
Souveraineté.
sovereignty.
LAW > Legal History.
British colonies
Colonies > Administration
Sovereignty
Great Britain > Colonies > Administration.
Great Britain > History, Military > 18th century.
Great Britain > History, Military > 19th century.
Great Britain > History > 1714-1837.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Administration.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire militaire > 18e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire militaire > 19e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1714-1837.
Great Britain
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The king's colonial peace and its legacies
  • A peaceable riot in Boston
  • Military assassination in Montréal
  • War and peace in Trelawney Town
  • A treachery of spies in Hooghly
  • Bush, town, and crown in New South Wales
  • Conclusion: Small stories and the transformation of empire.

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