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In Conversation: Alastair McClure on Trials of Sovereignty: Mercy, Violence and the Making of Criminal Law in British India, 1857-1922

A. McClure, Lilia Scudamore

2026.2.12Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies

DOI: 10.26443/jiows.v9i1-2.227

Abstract

In this interview, Alastair McClure discusses his book, Trials of Sovereignty: Mercy, Violence and the Making of Criminal Law in British India, 1857 to 1922, which was published by Cambridge University Press in November 2024 as part of its Legal History series.

Citation format

MCCLURE, A.; SCUDAMORE, Lilia. In conversation: Alastair mcclure on trials of sovereignty: Mercy, violence and the making of criminal law in british india, 1857-1922. Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies, 2026, 9(1-2): 53–62.