Distinguished ProfessorShaunnagh Dorsett

University of New England

This book is a major contribution to our understanding of the role played by the law(s) in the British Empire. Using a variety of interdisciplinary approaches, the authors provide in-depth analyses that shine new light on the role of law in creating the people and places of the British Empire. Ranging from the United States, through Calcutta, across Australasia to the Gold Coast, these essays seek to investigate law's central place in British Empire, and the role of its agents in embedding British rule and culture in colonial territories.