The Trial Of Ned Kelly
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Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
A landmark work in Australian legal and criminal history, The Trial of Ned Kelly presents a meticulous examination of one of the most sensational courtroom dramas in the nation's past. John H. Phillips, a distinguished legal authority, reconstructs the 1880 trial of bushranger Ned Kelly with forensic precision, scrutinising the evidence, the witnesses, and the conduct of the proceedings that led to Kelly's death sentence. The work argues that the trial was deeply flawed, casting serious doubt on the fairness of the justice delivered to Australia's most iconic outlaw. Drawing on primary legal sources, Phillips illuminates the tension between colonial law enforcement and the Kelly legend, offering readers both a rigorous legal analysis and a compelling historical narrative. It remains an essential text for anyone seeking to understand the myth and reality behind Ned Kelly's enduring place in the Australian cultural imagination.
Author: John H. Phillips
Format: Paperback
Published: 1987, Law Book Company Sydney
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
A landmark work in Australian legal and criminal history, The Trial of Ned Kelly presents a meticulous examination of one of the most sensational courtroom dramas in the nation's past. John H. Phillips, a distinguished legal authority, reconstructs the 1880 trial of bushranger Ned Kelly with forensic precision, scrutinising the evidence, the witnesses, and the conduct of the proceedings that led to Kelly's death sentence. The work argues that the trial was deeply flawed, casting serious doubt on the fairness of the justice delivered to Australia's most iconic outlaw. Drawing on primary legal sources, Phillips illuminates the tension between colonial law enforcement and the Kelly legend, offering readers both a rigorous legal analysis and a compelling historical narrative. It remains an essential text for anyone seeking to understand the myth and reality behind Ned Kelly's enduring place in the Australian cultural imagination.