Lynching: American Mob Murder in Global PerspectiveAddressing 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 imperialism, gender, sexuality and 'civilization'. |
Contents
The Processes of Lynching Around the World | 19 |
Concepts of Crime and Justice in Lynching | 103 |
A Global Conversation | 147 |
Imperialism and the Challenges | 193 |
The Body Revealed in the AngloAmerican World | 235 |
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Lynching: American Mob Murder in Global Perspective Professor Robert W Thurston Limited preview - 2013 |
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