TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mukherjee,Arun
TI  - Crime and public disorder in colonial Bengal, 1861-1912
U1  - 954.14  
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Calcutta
PB  - K.P. Bagchi & Co.
KW  - Crime
KW  - India
KW  - Bengal
KW  - History
KW  - Riots
KW  - Communalism
N1  - Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Calcutta, 1988); Includes statistical tables; Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-312) and index; 1. Introduction -- Part-I (CRIME AMD CRIMILAS) -- 2. Crime in Bengal: general trends and regional variations (1864-1912) -- 3.The Bengal crime scene: some special features -- 4. Socio-economic offences -- 5. Bengal criminals -- PART-II (PUBLIC DISORDER) -- 6. Communal disorders -- 7. Industrial workers' unrest -- 8. Political terrorism: a new dimension in public order problems (1905-1912) -- 9. Conclusions -- Appendices -- I. Divisions and districts of Bengal proper, showing area and population (1881 and 1911) -- II. Total cognisable crime (TC) and six major crimes (rioting, murder, dacoity, robbery, burglary and theft) in Bengal and its five divisions (1864-1912) -- III. Total cognisable crime (TC), property offences (DRBT) and price of common rice (RP) in Midnapore district (1864-1904) -- IV. Socio-economic background and modus operandi of some habitual criminal groups operating in Bengal (1861-1912) -- V. Inmates of Bengal jails distributed by caste and religion (1911) -- VI. Major incidents of communal disorder in Bengal (1891-1912) -- VII. Major reported incidents of unrest among industrial workers in Bengal (1862-1912) -- VIII. Forms of protest action by industrial workers in Bengal (1861-1912) -- IX. Incidents of political crimes in Bengal (1906-1912) -- X. Vows administered to recruits in the secret political groups/samitis in Bengal (1906-1912)
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