Title: Imprint of the Raj: How Fingerprinting was Born in Colonial India (1st Edition)
Author: Chandak Sengoopta
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN-10: 0333989163
ISBN-13: 9780333989166
Language: English
Pages: 256
Dimensions: 24 x 16 cm
Publication Date: 2003
Genre: History of Science, Colonial History, Criminology
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Imprint of the Raj tells the remarkable and little-known story of how fingerprinting—now a cornerstone of modern forensic science—was invented in colonial India and later adopted by Victorian Britain. Opening with the first British criminal court case to use fingerprint evidence in 1902, Chandak Sengoopta traces the technique’s development under the Raj and its journey back to England. Drawing on original and previously unpublished research, the book explores the scientific, political, and imperial contexts behind this innovation, offering a vivid insight into colonial history and the global circulation of knowledge.
Title: Imprint of the Raj: How Fingerprinting was Born in Colonial India (1st Edition)
Author: Chandak Sengoopta
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN-10: 0333989163
ISBN-13: 9780333989166
Language: English
Pages: 256
Dimensions: 24 x 16 cm
Publication Date: 2003
Genre: History of Science, Colonial History, Criminology
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Imprint of the Raj tells the remarkable and little-known story of how fingerprinting—now a cornerstone of modern forensic science—was invented in colonial India and later adopted by Victorian Britain. Opening with the first British criminal court case to use fingerprint evidence in 1902, Chandak Sengoopta traces the technique’s development under the Raj and its journey back to England. Drawing on original and previously unpublished research, the book explores the scientific, political, and imperial contexts behind this innovation, offering a vivid insight into colonial history and the global circulation of knowledge.
