Revenge versus legality
by Katherine Maynard, Jarod Keareny and James Guimond.
- Oxon : Birkbeck Law Press, 2010.
- 214 p.
Table of contents: Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Revenge and the detective tradition : when dogs don't bark, and detectives don't tell Chapter 3. Some like it wild : supernatural revenge in Sheridan Le Fanu's Mr. Justice Chapter 4. Law and the romantic ego : conspiracy and justice in Honoré de Balzac's Le Père Goriot Chapter 5. Justice, race, and revenge in Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson Chapter 6. The empire strikes back : imperialism and justice in E.M. Forster's A passage to India Chapter 7. Race, sex, fear, revenge in Richard Wright's Native son Chapter 8. State terrorism and revenge in Andre Brink's A dry white season Chapter 9. Rogue cops and beltway vigilantes Index
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Rule of law. Criminal justice, Administration of. Vigilantes.