Imprint of the Raj : how fingerprinting was born in colonial India /
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London :
Macmillan,
2003
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction A South London burglar makes history
- 1 The true measure of the criminal? : Identification before fingerprints
- 2 An empire of knowledge
- 3 A signature of exceeding simplicity
- 4 Little worlds in themselves
- 5 Meanwhile, back in the Empire
- 6 Coming home
- Conclusion Home, empire, liberty
- Appendix The classification of fingerprints : from Galton to Henry