Circulations of Law: Trace, Translation, Trajectory
Circulations of Law explores the material and textual life of law across a shifting global landscape—and in doing so, explores methods for the study of law in motion.
Abu Bakar of Johore (1833–1896)—responsible for Southeast Asia’s first constitution in which Islam was proclaimed the religion of the state—provides its archival spine: his travels and encounters encapsulated a world of sovereigns in the shadow of empire, from Java to Japan, Delhi to Constantinople, Cairo to London.
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