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Rob McQueen
Researcher at Griffith University
Publications - 10
Citations - 1859
Rob McQueen is an academic researcher from Griffith University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Colonialism & Legislation. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 10 publications receiving 1859 citations.
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Law's Empire
W. Wesley Pue,Rob McQueen +1 more
TL;DR: McQueen et al. as mentioned in this paper presented a special symposium issue of Social Identities under the editorship of Griffith University's Rob McQueen and UBC's Wes Pue and with contributions from McQueen, Ian Duncanson, Renisa Mawani, David Williams, Emma Cunliffe, Chidi Oguamanam, W. Wesley Pue, Fatou Camara, and Dianne Kirkby.
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A Social History of Company Law: Great Britain and the Australian Colonies 1854–1920
TL;DR: A Social History of Company Law as mentioned in this paper studies the evolution of the corporate form in Britain and a number of its colonial possessions, and illuminates debates on key concepts including the meanings of laissez faire, freedom of commerce, the notion of corporate responsibility and the role of the state in the regulation of business.
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Homesickness for a Foreign Country: Nostalgia and Colonisation
TL;DR: The authors examines justifications for the colonisation of Australia and considers the metaphysical dimension of colonisation and the impact of 'imperialist nostalgia' in influencing the views of settlers, concluding that the apparent backwardness of the natives and their reluctance to engage in trade was relied on to deny their claim to the territory they inhabited.
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The Flowers of Progress: Corporations Law in the Colonies
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the manner in which during the colonial period companies legislation in a number of colonial locales was often highly politicised rather than being 'apolitical' in nature.
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Misplaced Traditions: British Lawyers, Colonial Peoples
Rob McQueen,W. Wesley Pue +1 more
TL;DR: The introduction of British law into its colonies in the 18th and 19th centuries was a crucial part of the civilizing project; however, it was a difficult task as discussed by the authors.