This volume brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on British colonial rule in India. It draws on sociology, history, and political science to look at k

By accessibly recounting and analyzing the unique experience of institutions in colonial Indiawhich were influenced heavily by both British Common Law and indig

A New Economic History of Colonial India provides a new perspective on Indian economic history. Using economic theory and quantitative methods, it shows how the

From the early days of colonial rule in India, the British established a two-tier system of legal administration. Matters deemed secular were subject to British

The neighboring north Indian districts of Jaipur and Ajmer are identical in language, geography, and religious and caste demography. But when the famous Babri M