Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies: Deviance and Disorder in the British Colonial World

Jackson, Will; Manktelow, Emily

Across their empire, the British spoke ceaselessly of deviants of undesirables, ne'er do wells, petit-tyrants and rogues. With obvious literary appeal, these soon became stock figures. This is the first study to take deviance seriously, bringing together histories that reveal the complexity of a phenomenon that remains only dimly understood.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-07-13

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137465863

DOI: 10.1057/9781137465870

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 269