Book contents
- Half title page
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Book part
- Note on Burmese usage
- Introduction
- 1 How law and order opposes the rule of law
- 2 Ordering law in the colony
- 3 Reordering law in the postcolony
- 4 Subsuming law to order
- 5 Embodying the law and order ideal
- 6 Performing order, making money
- 7 Through disorder, law and order
- 8 Speaking up for the rule of law
- 9 Against quietude
- Book part
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Books in the Series
- References
Books in the Series
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2015
Book contents
- Half title page
- Cambridge Studies in Law and Society
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Book part
- Note on Burmese usage
- Introduction
- 1 How law and order opposes the rule of law
- 2 Ordering law in the colony
- 3 Reordering law in the postcolony
- 4 Subsuming law to order
- 5 Embodying the law and order ideal
- 6 Performing order, making money
- 7 Through disorder, law and order
- 8 Speaking up for the rule of law
- 9 Against quietude
- Book part
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- Books in the Series
- References
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- Opposing the Rule of LawHow Myanmar's Courts Make Law and Order, pp. 318 - 322Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015
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