Settler Sovereignty: Jurisdiction and Indigenous People in America and Australia, 1788-1836

by Lisa Ford and Lisa Ford

Book Overview

In this comparative study of law and imperialism, Lisa Ford argues that modern settler sovereignty emerged when settlers in North America and Australia defined indigenous theft and violence as crime.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674035658
• ISBN13: 9780674035652
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 313 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.3"