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Popular Justice
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Popular Justice

A History of Lynching in America
BookHardcover
EUR84,00

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Manfred Berg traces the history of lynching in America from the colonial era to the present. Berg focuses on lynching as extralegal communal punishment performed by 'ordinary' people. He confronts racially fragmented historical memory and legacies of popular justice to help the reader make better sense of lynching as part of American history. Berg analyses lynching cases with victims ranging from African American men to white women to cattle rustlers as he explores the concepts of 'frontier justice' and 'popular justice.'
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ISBN/GTIN978-1-56663-802-9
Product TypeBook
BindingHardcover
FormatUnsewn / adhesive bound
PublisherRLPG/Galleys
Publishing date16/03/2011
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 159 mm, Height 236 mm, Thickness 29 mm
Weight481 g
Article no.17769122
CatalogsLibri
Data source no.A13416750
Product groupBU949
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