A Genealogy of Terrorism: Colonial Law and the Origins of an Idea

Author:   Joseph McQuade (University of Toronto)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108842150


Pages:   300
Publication Date:   12 November 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Joseph McQuade (University of Toronto)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781108842150


ISBN 10:   1108842151
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   12 November 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction. The colonial prose of counterterrorism; 1. Ethereal assassins: colonial law and 'hereditary crime' in the nineteenth century; 2. 'The magical lore of Bengal': surveillance, swadeshi, and propaganda by bomb, 1890s to 1913; 3. 'The eye of government is on them': anti-colonialism and emergency during the First World War; 4. Indefinite emergency: revolutionary politics and 'terrorism' in interwar India; 5. Terrorism as a 'world crime': the British Empire, international law, and the invention of global terrorism; Conclusion. Empire, law, and terrorism in the twenty-first century.

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'A brilliant deconstruction of the colonial prose of counter-terrorism and its post-colonial legacy, McQuade's book provides new insights into how legal states of exception were crafted to delegitimize revolutionary violence. A must read for anyone wishing to understand the true nature of British 'rule of law' in India and its global ramifications.' Sugata Bose, Harvard University, Massachusetts 'The declaration of a global war on terrorism in 2001 did not come out of the clear blue sky. Instead, as Joseph McQuade demonstrates in this brilliantly conceived and researched genealogy, some of its most forgotten roots lie in Britain's colonial administration in India and its diplomatic efforts on the world stage. An essential contribution to imperial and international legal history.' Samuel Moyn, Yale University, Connecticut


'A brilliant deconstruction of the colonial prose of counter-terrorism and its post-colonial legacy, McQuade's book provides new insights into how legal states of exception were crafted to delegitimize revolutionary violence. A must read for anyone wishing to understand the true nature of British 'rule of law' in India and its global ramifications.' Sugata Bose, Harvard University, Massachusetts 'The declaration of a global war on terrorism in 2001 did not come out of the clear blue sky. Instead, as Joseph McQuade demonstrates in this brilliantly conceived and researched genealogy, some of its most forgotten roots lie in Britain's colonial administration in India and its diplomatic efforts on the world stage. An essential contribution to imperial and international legal history.' Samuel Moyn, Yale University, Connecticut 'A brilliant deconstruction of the colonial prose of counter-terrorism and its post-colonial legacy, McQuade's book provides new insights into how legal states of exception were crafted to delegitimize revolutionary violence. A must read for anyone wishing to understand the true nature of British 'rule of law' in India and its global ramifications.' Sugata Bose, Harvard University, Massachusetts 'The declaration of a global war on terrorism in 2001 did not come out of the clear blue sky. Instead, as Joseph McQuade demonstrates in this brilliantly conceived and researched genealogy, some of its most forgotten roots lie in Britain's colonial administration in India and its diplomatic efforts on the world stage. An essential contribution to imperial and international legal history.' Samuel Moyn, Yale University, Connecticut


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Joseph McQuade is the RCL Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto's Asian Institute.

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