Law, disorder and the colonial state : corruption in Burma c.1900 /

The state in colonial Burma was not an easy entity to negotiate at the turn of the twentieth century. Policemen framed innocents for crimes they themselves had committed. Magistrates solicited bribes in exchange for acquittals in court. Forestry officials produced false documents. Clerks embezzled g...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Saha, Jonathan, 1984-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Series:Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series.
Subjects:
1824-1999
Colonial administrators > Burma > History > 20th century.
Colonial administrators > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Misconduct in office > Burma > History > 20th century.
Corruption > Burma > History > 20th century.
British > Burma > History > 20th century.
Administrateurs coloniaux > Birmanie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Administrateurs coloniaux > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Prévarication > Birmanie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Corruption > Birmanie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Britanniques > Birmanie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Asian history > Myanmar (Burma)
Colonialism & imperialism > Myanmar (Burma)
Political corruption > Myanmar (Burma)
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
History.
British
British colonies
Colonial administrators
Corruption
Colonies > Administration
Misconduct in office
Burma > History > 1824-1948.
Great Britain > Colonies > Asia > Administration.
Birmanie > Histoire > 1824-1948.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Asie > Administration.
Asia
Burma
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Making Misconduct
  • 2. The Career of Inspector Pakiri
  • 3. Whiter than White
  • 4. The Male State
  • Conclusion.

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