Lawmaking in Dutch Sri Lanka : navigating pluralities in a colonial society /

Xehetasun bibliografikoak
Egile nagusia: Rupesinghe, Nadeera (Egilea)
Formatua: Licensed eBooks
Hizkuntza:ingelesa
Argitaratua: [Leiden] : Leiden University Press, [2023]
Saila:Colonial and global history through Dutch sources.
Sarrera elektronikoa:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv37367df
Aurkibidea:
  • Introduction : conjecture and deliberation
  • Building the Landraad
  • Divided authority
  • Facing the law
  • Marshalling unseen forces
  • Defining land rights
  • On inheriting land
  • Conclusion : revisiting colonial legal practice.