Documenting American violence : a sourcebook
Through contemporary voices, Documenting American Violence tracks the changes in the nature of American violence. This anthology looks at violence as an integral part of American history and includes excerpts from a wide range of primary sources, including court records. newspaper accounts, and political documents. Topics include violence and the conquest of America, Revolutionary violence, slavery, the Civil War, lynching, the West, industrial violence, civil rights, domestic violence, and crime as social drama. Taken together, they open a new window on American history, covering the colonial
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9780199724321, 9780195150032, 9780195150049, 9781280532368, 9781429403337, 0199724326, 0195150031, 019515004X, 128053236X, 1429403330
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INTRODUCTION; 1 CRIME AS SOCIAL DRAMA; 2 THE CONQUEST OF AMERICA; 3 REVOLUTIONARY VIOLENCE; 4 SLAVERY; 5 THE CIVIL WAR; 6 THE NEW SOUTH; 7 THE WILD WEST IN MYTH AND REALITY; 8 THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF VIOLENCE; 9 VIOLENCE AS A MEANS OF CRIME CONTROL; 10 CIVIL RIGHTS; 11 LOST TO HISTORY; INDEX
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