Gender, Violence and Criminal Justice in the Colonial Pacific: 1880-1920

by Kate Stevens

Book Overview

Centering on cases of sexual violence, this open access book illuminates the contested introduction of British and French colonial criminal justice in the Pacific Islands during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing on Fiji, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu/New Hebrides. It foregrounds the experiences of Indigenous Islanders and indentured laborers in the colonial court system, a space in which marginalized voices entered the historical record...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350275549
• ISBN13: 9781350275546
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"