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The roots of rough justice : origins of American lynching / Michael J. Pfeifer.

Author/creator Pfeifer, Michael J. (Michael James), 1968-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press,
Descriptionx, 143 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Supplemental Content Full text available from UPCC Books 2011 History Collection Supplement
Subject(s)
Contents Collective violence in the British Atlantic -- Vigilantes, criminal justice, and Antebellum cultural conflict -- Racial and class frontiers: lynching and social identity in Antebellum America -- Lynchers versus due process: the forging of rough justice -- The Civil War and reconstruction and the remaking of American lynching -- Epilogue.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [109]-140) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010046041
ISBN9780252036132 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0252036131 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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