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King's Peace: Law and Order in the British Empire

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King's Peace: Law and Order in the British Empire - Ford, Lisa
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During the Age of Revolution, the British Crown responded to crises in its colonies with a heavy hand. Lisa Ford shows how imperial peacekeeping methods, which blurred the line between the rule of law and the rule of the sword, transformed the imperial constitution and corroded colonial subjectivity.

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King's Peace: Law and Order in the British Empire 2021, Harvard University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674249073

Hardcover