Rethinking Southern Violence
| Author | : Gilles Vandal |
| Publisher | : Ohio State University Press |
| Total Pages | : 336 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| ISBN-13 | : 081420838X |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780814208380 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rethinking Southern Violence by : Gilles Vandal
Download or read book Rethinking Southern Violence written by Gilles Vandal and published by Ohio State University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vandal (history and political science, U. de Sherbrooke, Canada) analyzes the statistics of nearly 5,000 homicides over an 18-year period, as well as other sources, to provide a picture of the level of physical violence in Louisiana after the Civil War. Some of the themes addressed include rural versus urban patterns of violence; homicides in a gender perspective; and the black response to white violence. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
