A Festival of Violence - An Analysis of Southern Lynchings, 1882-1930 (Paperback, New)

This finely detailed statistical study of lynching in ten southern states shows that economic and status concerns were at the heart of that violent practice. Stewart Tolnay and E. M. Beck empirically test competing explanations of the causes of lynching, using U.S. Census and historical voting data and a newly constructed inventory of southern lynch victims. Among their surprising findings: lynching responded to fluctuations in the price of cotton, decreasing in frequency when prices rose and increasing when they fell.

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	1995
First published:	1995
Authors:	Stewart E. Tolnay • E.M. Beck
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-06413-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-252-06413-5
Barcode:	9780252064135

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