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Law, Orientalism and Postcolonialism: The Jurisdiction of the Lotus-Eaters - Discourses of Law Haldar, Piyel (Birkbeck, University of London, UK)
Law, Orientalism and Postcolonialism: The Jurisdiction of the Lotus-Eaters - Discourses of Law
Haldar, Piyel (Birkbeck, University of London, UK)
That occidental law was complicit in colonial expansion is obvious. It was through the permission of pleasure that modern Western subjects were refined and domesticated. Focusing on the 'problem' of pleasure, this work uncovers the organizing principles by which the legal subject was colonized.
200 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 6, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415962230 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 198 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 20 mm · 430 g |