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A compelling reexamination of how Britain used law to shape its empire

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“Exploring the challenges posed by British acquisitions in Quebec and India, Christian Burset’s work offers a fascinating and pathbreaking account of the origins of legal pluralism in the British Empire.”—Michael Lobban, author of Imperial Incarceration

“An Empire of Laws is a must-read. Legal pluralism in the British Empire was not a given, but a choice—one that has profoundly shaped theories of law’s role in economic development.”—Amalia D. Kessler, author of Inventing American Exceptionalism: The Origins of American Adversarial Legal Culture, 1800–1877

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      Publisher: Yale University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/11/2023
      ISBN13: 9780300253238, 978-0300253238
      ISBN10: 0300253230

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A compelling reexamination of how Britain used law to shape its empire

      Trade Review
      “Exploring the challenges posed by British acquisitions in Quebec and India, Christian Burset’s work offers a fascinating and pathbreaking account of the origins of legal pluralism in the British Empire.”—Michael Lobban, author of Imperial Incarceration

      “An Empire of Laws is a must-read. Legal pluralism in the British Empire was not a given, but a choice—one that has profoundly shaped theories of law’s role in economic development.”—Amalia D. Kessler, author of Inventing American Exceptionalism: The Origins of American Adversarial Legal Culture, 1800–1877

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