The colonial state was equipped to police natives but not wayward Europeans

Evidence

The late-colonial state was well versed in dealing with recalcitrant civil servants and with the native population. It was far less adept at doing so with Europeans veering off racial course— impoverished widows of “good name,” tradesmen who fell on hard times, retired clerks, discharged soldiers—and the descendants of each. — Ann Laura Stoler, Along the Archival Grain_ Epistemic…, 881

Categorization

Category: Causal Relationships

Related

• Colonial states lacked tools to discipline destitute Europeans despite mastering control of natives (similarity 0.85)
• Colonial privilege let Europeans smuggle arms past checkpoints and mocked natives aloud (similarity 0.79)
• Colonial rule bound Indo loyalty to hierarchical complicity against natives (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Colonial privilege operated through sanctioned refusal to witness rather than surveillance #expands (0.65) — Ann Laura Stoler, Along the Archival Grain_ Epistemic…, 1390
• Colonial settlers’ attention was selective, not panoptic, and oriented to Europe #expands (0.60) — Ann Laura Stoler, Along the Archival Grain_ Epistemic…, 1354
• Colonial planters mistrusted their own armed subordinates during native threats #expands (0.55)