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Introduction: State Violence And Punishment In India, 1919-56 -- Jallianwala Bagh, The Punjab Disturbances Of 1919, And The Limits Of State Power In India, 1919-20 -- Disobedience And Discord: The Non-cooperation Movement, 1920-25 -- Extra-judicial Punishments And The Civil Disobedience Movement, 1930-34 -- Legislating Against Communal Violence: The United Provinces Goonda Act And The Bombay Whipping Act, 1929-38 -- The Hunger Strikes Of The Lahore Conspiracy Case Prisoners, 1929-39 -- The Second World War And India's Coercive Network, 1939-46 -- Partition And The Transitional State In India, 1947-48 -- The Police Action In Hyderabad And The Making Of The Postcolonial State In India, 1947-56 -- Conclusion: Rethinking Colonial Punishment, Reassessing Postcolonial India. Taylor C. Sherman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.