Introduction -- a system of violence: liberal society in the United States -- Part one: early manifestations -- A revolution restrained -- Life in the army of the continent -- The code of American violence -- Part two: evolutions -- The 1850s: a people's government and the politics of belligerence -- The United States greets John Brown -- 1860: the undisputed election that sparked dispute -- Emancipation's fury -- Part three: modern traditions -- To 1877: American capitalism and the geography of violence -- Layering law and resistance in the great strikes -- Words and ropes: the postwar battles over racial order.
Summary:
"This important and timely book explains the political culture of violence that has shaped the United States from its inception. It will engage students, scholars and general readers interested in American history, African American history, and American studies"-- Provided by publisher.
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