Resisting the Rule of Law in Nineteenth-Century Ceylon : Colonialism and the Negotiation of Bureaucratic Boundaries (Paperback)

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. Bibliography