Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Many Faces of Judge Lynch. Extralegal Violence and Punishment in America.
Christopher Waldrep
€ 62.48
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Many Faces of Judge Lynch. Extralegal Violence and Punishment in America.
Paperback. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
The U.S. is the most violent industrialized country in the world, and lynching - that is, murder endorsed by the community - may be a key to understanding America's heritage of violence and perhaps point to solutions that can eradicate it. While lynchings are predominantly racial in tone and motive, Christopher Waldrep's sweeping study of the meaning and uses of lynching from the colonial period to the present reveals that the definition of the term has shifted dramatically over time, and that the victims and perpetuators of lynching were as diverse as its many meanings. By examining lynching from a ... Read more
The U.S. is the most violent industrialized country in the world, and lynching - that is, murder endorsed by the community - may be a key to understanding America's heritage of violence and perhaps point to solutions that can eradicate it. While lynchings are predominantly racial in tone and motive, Christopher Waldrep's sweeping study of the meaning and uses of lynching from the colonial period to the present reveals that the definition of the term has shifted dramatically over time, and that the victims and perpetuators of lynching were as diverse as its many meanings. By examining lynching from a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
Number of Pages
265
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349387649
SKU
V9781349387649
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Christopher Waldrep
CHRISTOPHER WALDREP is Jamie and Phyllis Pasker Chair in History at San Francisco State University. He is the author of numerous articles and three books: Night Riders: Defending Community in the Black Patch, 1890-1915 (1993); Roots of Disorder: Race and Criminal Justice in the American South, 1817-80 (1998); and Local Matters: Race, Crime, and Justice in the Nineteenth-Century South (edited ... Read more
Reviews for The Many Faces of Judge Lynch. Extralegal Violence and Punishment in America.
'Waldrep's widely researched work provides an excellent overview of a horrendous practice in American society.' - Library Journal '...an insightful and impressive new study...' - David J. Garrow, Los Angeles Times '...speak[s] powerfully to a general educated audience, alerting them to the ability of language to manipulate.' - P.F. Field, Choice ... Read more