An Empire on Trial : Race, Murder, and Justice under British Rule, 1870-1935

256pp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on front and spine. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket, as issued. 8vo. The first book to explore the issue of interracial homicide in the British Empire during its height - examining these incidents and the prosecution of such cases in each of seven colonies scattered throughout the world.