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Autore |
Stevenson Brenda E |
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The contested murder of Latasha Harlins [[electronic resource]] : justice, gender, and the origins of the LA riots / / Brenda E. Stevenson |
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Oxford, England ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-933959-7 |
0-19-994458-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (444 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Trials (Murder) - California |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. 'Tasha: The Girl with the Wonderful Smile; 2. Soon Ja Du: "She had a good life in Korea"; 3. March 16, 1991: Not Just Another Saturday in South Central; 4. People v. Du: The Trial; 5. Judge Joyce Karlin: "I Would Dream of Closing Arguments"; 6. People v. Du: Sentencing; 7. Whose Fire This Time?; Epilogue: Justice?; Appendix; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
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Helicopters thwopped low over the city, filming blocks of burning cars and buildings, mobs breaking into storefronts, and the vicious beating of truck driver Reginald Denny. For a week in April 1992, Los Angeles transformed into a cityscape of rage, purportedly due to the exoneration of four policemen who had beaten Rodney King. It should be no surprise that such intense anger erupted from something deeper than a single incident. In The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins, Brenda Stevenson tells the dramatic story of an earlier trial, a turning point on the road to the 1992 riot. On March 16, |
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