Lynching :: American mob murder in global perspective /

Addressing one of the most controversial and emotive issues of American history, this book presents a thorough re-examination of the background, dynamics and decline of American lynching. It argues that collective homicide in the US cannot be properly understood solely through a discussion of the un...

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1. Verfasser: Thurston, Robert W.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2011.
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Zusammenfassung:Addressing one of the most controversial and emotive issues of American history, this book presents a thorough re-examination of the background, dynamics and decline of American lynching. It argues that collective homicide in the US cannot be properly understood solely through a discussion of the unsettled southern political situation after 1865, but must be seen against a global conversation about changing cultural meanings of 'race', as well as concepts of concepts of imperialism, gender, sexuality and 'civilization'.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 427 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781409409090
1409409090

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