Gunslinging justice : The American culture of gun violence in Westerns and the law /

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This book is a cultural history of the interplay between the Western genre and American gun rights and legal paradigms. From muskets in the hands of landed gentry opposing tyrannical government to hidden pistols kept to ward off potential attackers, the historical development of entwined legal and c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Joyce, Justin A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2020
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Self-defense (Law) > United States.
Firearms > Law and legislation > United States.
Gun control > United States.
Firearms in popular culture > United States.
Firearms in motion pictures.
Western television programs > United States > History and criticism.
Western films > History and criticism.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book is a cultural history of the interplay between the Western genre and American gun rights and legal paradigms. From muskets in the hands of landed gentry opposing tyrannical government to hidden pistols kept to ward off potential attackers, the historical development of entwined legal and cultural discourses has sanctified the use of gun violence by private citizens and specified the conditions under which such violence may be legally justified. Gunslinging justice explores how the Western genre has imagined new justifications for gun violence which American law seems ever-eager to adopt.
Notas:Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (264 pages): illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-241) and index.
ISBN:9781526126177
Acceso:Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.

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