The six-shooter state: public and private violence in American politics

"American violence is schizophrenic. On the one hand, many Americans support the creation of a powerful bureaucracy of coercion made up of police and military forces in order to provide public security. At the same time, many of those citizens also demand the private right to protect their own...

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Main Author: Obert, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY, USA Port Melbourne, Australia New Delhi, India Singapore Cambridge University Press 2018
In:Year: 2018
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