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No Duty to Retreat : Violence and Values in American History and Society.
A discussion of crime, law and society in the USA, which demonstrates that surges in crime since the 1950s have coincided with the emergence of the post-industrial society. It examines the growing popularity of the concept that persons under physical attack have the right to defend themselves.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1992.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; 1 No Duty to Retreat in Law and the American Mind; 2 The Gunfighter: The Reality Behind the Myth; 3 California Conflict and the American Dream; 4 The Persistence of No Duty to Retreat: Crime, Law, and Society in America from the 1850s to the Present; 5 Conclusion: No Duty to Retreat in Retrospect and Prospect; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y.