Strain of Violence: Historical Studies of American Violence and Vigilantism

by Richard Maxwell Brown

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These essays, written by leading historian of violence and Presidential Commission consultant Richard Maxwell Brown, consider the challenges posed to American society by the criminal, turbulent, and depressed elements of American life and the violent response of the established order. Covering violent incidents from colonial American to the present, Brown presents illuminating discussions of violence and the American Revolution, black-white conflict...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195022475

ISBN13:9780195022476

Release Date:September 1977

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:414 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"

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History Language Arts Math Mathematics Science & Math Social Science Social Sciences Violence in Society

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