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001 2011019618
003 DLC
005 20120209082446.0
008 110506s2011 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011019618
020 $a9780230115880 (hardback)
020 $a0230115888 (hardback)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn714725096
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042 $apcc
050 00 $aHV6455$b.G55 2011
082 00 $a364.1/34$223
084 $aHIS054000$aHIS036000$aSOC004000$aSOC026000$aPOL010000$2bisacsh
245 00 $aGlobalizing lynching history :$bvigilantism and extralegal punishment from an international perspective /$cedited by Manfred Berg and Simon Wendt.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2011.
300 $avi, 251 p. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"This book takes a first step toward globalizing the history of lynching. Covering fourteen countries and five continents, it demonstrates that lynching has neither been a uniquely American phenomenon, nor did it exclusively target racial and ethnic minorities. But what appears to be common to vigilantism and extralegal punishment around the globe is the ideology of popular justice, the idea that lynching represents a form of communal self-defense against crimes that are unchecked by the state. The multidisciplinary and multiregional approach of this volume will lay the groundwork for a more thorough understanding of mob violence and extralegal punishment in the United States and the world"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aLynching.
650 0 $aMobs.
700 1 $aWendt, Simon.
700 1 $aBerg, Manfred,$d1959-