Book contents
- Born in Blood
- Born in Blood
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction A System of Violence: Liberal Society in the United States
- Part I Early Manifestations
- Part II Evolutions
- Part III Modern Traditions
- 8 To 1877: American Capitalism and the Geography of Violence
- 9 Layering Law and Resistance in the Great Strikes
- 10 Words and Ropes: The Postwar Battles over Racial Order
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Index
Epilogue
from Part III - Modern Traditions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 January 2024
- Born in Blood
- Born in Blood
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction A System of Violence: Liberal Society in the United States
- Part I Early Manifestations
- Part II Evolutions
- Part III Modern Traditions
- 8 To 1877: American Capitalism and the Geography of Violence
- 9 Layering Law and Resistance in the Great Strikes
- 10 Words and Ropes: The Postwar Battles over Racial Order
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Index
Summary
The Epilogue links the book to Black Lives Matter activism and engages the work of Richard Hofstatder to explain the importance of thinking through American violence in a systemic manner.
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- Born in BloodViolence and the Making of America, pp. 266 - 269Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024