Gunslinging justice: The American culture of gun violence in Westerns and the law

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Synopsis
This book is a cultural history of the interplay between the Western genre and American gun rights and legal paradigms. From muskets in the hands of landed gentry opposing tyrannical government to hidden pistols kept to ward off potential attackers, the historical development of entwined legal and cultural discourses has sanctified the use of gun violence by private citizens and specified the conditions under which such violence may be legally justified. Gunslinging justice explores how the Western genre has imagined new justifications for gun violence which American law seems ever-eager to adopt.
Copyright:
2018

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
264 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781526126177
Related ISBNs:
9781526126160, 9781526126184, 9781526126160, 9781526147981, 9781526126184, 9781526126160, 9781526147981, 9781526126184, 9781526126160, 9781526147981
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Justin A. Joyce
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Westerns, Art and Architecture, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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