The contested murder of Latasha Harlins : justice, gender, and the origins of the LA riots / / Brenda E. Stevenson

• Autore: Stevenson Brenda E
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, England ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (444 p.)
• Disciplina: 345.794/025230979494
• Soggetto topico: Trials (Murder) - California
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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,
• Altri titoli varianti: Justice, gender, and the origins of the LA riots
• Titolo autorizzato: The contested murder of Latasha Harlins
• ISBN: 0-19-933959-7; 0-19-994458-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820490003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II