Law, justice, and empire : the colonial career of John Gorrie, 1829-1892 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brereton, Bridget, 1946-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Kingston, Jamaica : Press University of the West Indies, 1997.
Series:Press UWI biography series ; 2.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=250642
Table of Contents:
  • The young Scot on the make: from Kettle to London, 1829-69
  • The Jamaica case, 1865-68
  • Planters and immigrants: Mauritius, 1869-76
  • The frontier colony: Fiji, 1876-82
  • Outrages and reprisals: the Western Pacific High Commission, 1878-82
  • From the Pacific to the Caribbean: the Leeward Islands, 1883-86
  • 'Ah we judge': Trinidad, 1886-89
  • 'The cane the judge will grind it': Tobago, 1889-92
  • The storm bursts: Trinidad, 1889-92.