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Vigilant Citizens - Vigilantism and the State (Paperback)
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Vigilant Citizens - Vigilantism and the State (Paperback)
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Vigilantes operate in the shadows rather than the bright lights of
mainstream political consensus. They have arisen at many times in
different regions of the world as defenders, often by force, of
their view of the good life against those they see to be its
enemies. Recent reports of their activities in Britain, Ireland,
mainland Europe, Africa, and America have appeared in the press.
Yet they have been relatively little studied outside the United
States, where they hold a special if at times romanticized position
in the nationa s history. It may be that their common involvement
in the defence of power, property and other "bourgeois" interests
has been less attractive to scholars than the more radical
activities of bandits and revolutionaries. Nonetheless, it is
surprising that their often independent stance towards the State
has not received more attention from both critical and friendly
analysts of that institution. The book explores the "frontier"
conditions in which vigilantism emerges as a solution, full of
ambiguities, to problems of perceived disorder which official
instruments of law and order do not handle to the vigilantea s
satisfaction. Contemporary and historical case material -- from
Africa, North and South America, the Philippines, Europe and
Britain -- is examined within an analytic and comparative
framework, as are the often fuzzy boundaries between vigilantism
and other forms of "informal sector" activity, such as state death
squads, mafia, and banditry. This book will be of value to
undergraduates and graduates in anthropology, political sociology,
criminology and history. It will also provide stimulating reading
for all who are interested in issues of law and order.
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