This book offers in-depth insights on the struggles implementing the rule of law in nineteenth century Ceylon, introduced into the colonies by the British as their "greatest gift."

James S. Duncan was Reader in Cultural Geography, University of Cambridge until his retirement. He is now Emeritus Fellow of Emmanuel College. His research interests are cultural and historical geography, South Asian history and history of law.

List of Figures

List of Tables

Acknowledgements

Glossary of Terms

Part 1. Introduction

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Criminological Theories and the "Men on the Spot"

Part 2. The Police and the Arts of Subterfuge

Chapter 3. Struggles in Space and Time: Policing the Towns

Chapter 4. Governing at a Distance: Policing the Countryside

Part 3. The Courts and the Arts of Dissembling

Chapter 5. Taking Liberties: The Court Bureaucracy and its Discontents

Chapter 6. Speaking Lies to Power: How the Ceylonese Used the Courts

Part 4. The Prison and the Arts of Dark Biopower

Chapter 7. Creating Spaces of Deterrence

Chapter 8. Experiments in the Production of Bodily Suffering

Chapter 9. Determining the Limits of Bare Life

Chapter 10. Conclusion.

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