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Vengeance and Justice: Crime and Punishment in the Nineteenth-Century American South

hardcover – March 15, 1984
by Ayers, Edward L.
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ISBN-13: 9780195033830 ISBN-10: 0195033833
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Binding
hardcover
Published
March 15, 1984
Weight
1.5 lbs
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0.00×0.00×0.00 cm

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Vengeance and Justice: Crime and Punishment in the Nineteenth-Century American South by Ayers, Edward L.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780195033830.

"An excellent and valuable study." --The Journal of Southern History . "This book offers a number of compelling and even original theories....It is also exceptionally well written."--Louisiana History. "An elegantly designed study, original and persuasive."--Kirkus Reviews. This book explores the major elements of Southern crime and punishment at a time that saw the formation of the fundamental patterns of class and race that have long shaped American crime and justice. Ayers studies the inner workings of the police, prison, and judicial systems, and the nature of crime during the period.