Maynard, Katherine

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.

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