power and subversion in the British Atlantic during the age of revolution Epstein, James. creator text bibliography enk Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press 2012 monographic eng

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289 p. : ill. "In 1806 General Thomas Picton, Britain's first governor of Trinidad, was brought to trial for the torture of a free mulatto named Louisa Calderon and for overseeing a regime of terror over the island's slave population. James Epstein offers a fascinating account of the unfolding of this colonial drama. He shows the ways in which the trial and its investigation brought empire 'home' and exposed the disjuncture between a national self-image of humane governance and the brutal realities of colonial rule. He uses the trial to open up a range of issues, including colonial violence and norms of justice, the status of the British subject, imperial careering, visions of development after slavery, slave conspiracy and the colonial archive. He reveals how Britain's imperial regime became more authoritarian, hierarchical and militarised but also how unease about abuses of power and of the rights of colonial subjects began to grow"-- HKBU Library James Epstein. Sir Picton, Thomas 1758-1815 Trials, litigation, etc Criminal justice, Administration of Trinidad History 19th century Slavery Trinidad History 19th century HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain Trinidad Social conditions 19th century Great Britain Colonies History 19th century HN246.A8 E64 S 2012 9781107003309 9780521176774 SDU 110810