Vigilantes and Lynch Mobs

Narratives of Community and Nation

AvLisa Arellano

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

Vigilantes and lynch mobs not only usurped the authority of the law, they shaped the histories of their actions

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Utgivningsdatum:2012-07-06
Mått:152 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt:302 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:204
Förlag:Temple University Press,U.S.
ISBN:9781439908457

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Lisa Arellano is Assistant Professor of American Studies and Assistant Professor and Director of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Colby College.

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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: History, Memory, and Narrative1. From Street Brawls to Heroism: The Official Vigilante Histories2. Heroic Stories: Vigilante Ideals and Lynching Truths3. John/the Victim/the Heathen: Hubert Howe Bancroft and the Making of Western History4. Narrative Revisions and the End of the Vigilante IdealConclusion: Living in, and with, the PastAppendix A: Official Vigilante HistoriesAppendix B: The Works of Hubert Howe BancroftAppendix C: Vigilance Committee InterviewsNotesBibliographyIndex