Criminal law and colonial subject : New South Wales, 1810-1830 / Paula Jane Byrne. [electronic resou...
Criminal law and colonial subject : New South Wales, 1810-1830 / Paula Jane Byrne. [electronic resou...
Criminal law and colonial subject : New South Wales, 1810-1830 / Paula Jane Byrne. [electronic resource]
About this item
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Alternative title
BOOK
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 online resource (xiv, 301 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Content type
text
Media type
computer
Carrier type
online resource
Contents
pt. 1. Law and the person -- pt. 2. Offence in the wilderness -- pt. 3. Suspicious characters : police and people -- pt. 4. The courtroom.
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1993.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
1810-1830 was a crucial period in the development of New South Wales, when the legal foundations of a free-settler and emancipist society were laid. This book explores the relationship of a colonial people with English law and looks at the practice of law among the ordinary population. Paula Jane Byrne traces the boundaries between property, sexual...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Criminal law and colonial subject : New South Wales, 1810-1830 / Paula Jane Byrne. [electronic resource]
Variant title
BOOK
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Studies in Australian History
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 May 2016).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language note
English
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Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
74VKaz0JaDNb
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaz0JaDNb
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0-511-58610-8
DDC
349.4405
MMS ID
991024402483102626
