Description: A rich study exploring the use of detention without trial to facilitate imperial expansion of the British African Empire.
Brief description: Michael Lobban is a Professor of Legal History at LSE. He is the author of a number of notable works, including White Man's Justice: South African Political Trials in the Black Consciousness Era and A History of the Philosophy of Law in the Common Law World.
Review Quotes: 'The author of this book deserves credit for producing a work of such ambition and scope.' Thomas Mohr, Irish Jurist