Law and Colonial Cultures: Legal Regimes in World History,

Law and Colonial Cultures: Legal Regimes in World History, 1400–1900 (Studies in Comparative World History)

This book advances a new perspective in world history, arguing that institutions and culture--and not just the global economy--serve as important elements of international order. Focusing on colonial legal politics and the interrelation of local cultural contests and institutional change, it uses case studies to trace a shift in plural legal orders--from the multicentric law of early empires to the state-centered law of the colonial and postcolonial world. Benton shows how Indigenous subjects across time were active in making, changing, and interpreting the law--and, by extension, in shaping the international order.
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
ReleaseDate 2009-06-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780521009263

Law and Colonial Cultures: Legal Regimes in World History, 1400–1900 (Studies in Comparative World History)