Revenge versus legality wild justice from Balzac to Clint Eastwood and Abu Ghraib

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Maynard, Katherine Kearney, 1953- (-)
Otros Autores: Kearney, Jarod, Guimond, James
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge 2010.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Revenge and the detective tradition : when dogs don't bark, and detectives don't tell
  • Some like it wild : supernatural revenge in Sheridan Le Fanu's Mr. Justice / Harbottle
  • Law and the romantic ego : conspiracy and justice in Honoré de Balzac's Le Père Goriot
  • Justice, race, and revenge in Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson
  • The empire strikes back : imperialism and justice in E.M. Forster's A passage to India
  • Race, sex, fear, revenge in Richard Wright's Native son
  • State terrorism and revenge in Andre Brink's A dry white season
  • Rogue cops and beltway vigilantes.