03303nam 2200637 450 991078578280332120221226231312.01-283-59687-397866139093290-300-18474-310.12987/9780300184747(CKB)2670000000241499(StDuBDS)AH24678467(SSID)ssj0000710978(PQKBManifestationID)11386531(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000710978(PQKBWorkID)10681202(PQKB)10759386(StDuBDS)EDZ0000157740(MiAaPQ)EBC3421045(DE-B1597)485906(OCoLC)816811909(DE-B1597)9780300184747(Au-PeEL)EBL3421045(CaPaEBR)ebr10597094(CaONFJC)MIL390932(OCoLC)923600884(MiAaPQ)EBC7023182(Au-PeEL)EBL7023182(EXLCZ)99267000000024149920221226d2012 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrAmerican lynching /Ashraf H. A. RushdyNew Haven, Connecticut :Yale University Press,[2012]©20121 online resource (212 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-18138-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface: An American Icon -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Study Of Lynching -- Chapter 1. The Rise Of Lynching -- Chapter 2. The Race Of Lynching -- Chapter 3. The Age Of Lynching -- Chapter 4. The Discourse Of Lynching -- Conclusion: The Meanings Of Lynching -- Epilogue: American Lynching -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexAfter observing the varying reactions to the 1998 death of James Byrd Jr. in Texas, called a lynching by some, denied by others, Ashraf Rushdy determined that to comprehend this event he needed to understand the long history of lynching in the United States. In this meticulously researched and accessibly written interpretive history, Rushdy shows how lynching in America has endured, evolved, and changed in meaning over the course of three centuries, from its origins in early Virginia to the present day.Rushdy argues that we can understand what lynching means in American history by examining its evolution-that is, by seeing how the practice changes in both form and meaning over the course of three centuries, by analyzing the rationales its advocates have made in its defense, and, finally, by explicating its origins. The best way of understanding what lynching has meant in different times, and for different populations, during the course of American history is by seeing both the continuities in the practice over time and the specific features in different forms of lynching in different eras.LynchingHistoryUnited StatesLynchingHistory364.134Rushdy Ashraf H. A.1961-1528604MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785782803321American lynching3794321UNINA