"They Have Travailed Into a Wrong Latitude:" The Laws of England, Indian Settlements, and the British Imperial Constitution 1726-1773

<p>In the mid-eighteenth century the British Crown claimed a network of territories around the globe as its "Empire." Through a close study of law and legal instutions in Bombay, Madras, Calcutta, as well as London, this dissertation examines what it meant to be a part of that Empire...

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Main Author: Fraas, Arthur Mitchell
Other Authors: Balleisen, Edward
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Law
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10161/3954