Criminal law and colonial subject : New South Wales, 1810-1830 /

Criminal law and colonial subject : New South Wales, 1810-1830 /

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Author / Creator:Byrne, Paula Jane, 1959-
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Description:xiv, 301 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:Studies in Australian history
Subject:
Criminal law -- Australia -- New South Wales -- History -- 19th century.
Criminal law.
New South Wales.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1369375
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ISBN:0521403790
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-298).
Table of Contents:
  • Author's note
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part I. Law and the Person
  • 2. Labour
  • 3. The house
  • 4. The body
  • Part II. Offence in the Wilderness
  • 5. The creation of bushranging
  • Part III. Suspicious Characters: Police and People
  • 6. The structure and style of policing
  • 7. Popular use of law
  • Part IV. The Court Room
  • 8. Deciding what was good and bad
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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