Touching on issues of power, authority, and domination, Manhunts takes an in-depth look at the hunting of humans in the West, from ancient Sparta, through the Middle Ages, to the modern practices of chasing undocumented migrants. Incorporating historical events and philosophical…
This collection of essays explores "such topics as same-race lynchings, black resistance to white violence, and the political motivations for lynching ... The book raises important questions about Southern history,race relations, and the nature of American violence."--Page 4 of …
This collection of essays explores "such topics as same-race lynchings, black resistance to white violence, and the political motivations for lynching ... The book raises important questions about Southern history, race relations, and the nature of American violence."--Back cove…
This collection of essays explores "such topics as same-race lynchings, black resistance to white violence, and the political motivations for lynching ... The book raises important questions about Southern history, race relations, and the nature of American violence."--Page 4 of…
"Ranging from personal correspondence to courtroom transcripts to journalistic accounts, Christopher Waldrep has extensively mined an enormous quantity of documents about lynching, which he arranges chronologically with concise introductions. He reveals that lynching has been pa…