Imprint of the Raj : how fingerprinting was born in colonial India / Chandak Sengoopta.

London : Macmillan, 2003.

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Fingerprints -- History -- India.

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.

Includes index.

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xv, 234 p.