Revenge Versus Legality: Wild Justice from Balzac to Clint Eastwood and Abu Ghraib

Revenge Versus Legality: Wild Justice from Balzac to Clint Eastwood and Abu Ghraib

by KatherineMaynard (Author), JarodKearney (Author), JamesGuimond (Author)

Synopsis

In the wake of Guantanamo Bay, extraordinary renditions, and secret torture centres in Eastern Europe and elsewhere, this book addresses the relationship between between law and wild or vigilante justice; between the power to enforce retribution and the desire to seek revenge.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 228
Publisher: Routledge-Cavendish
Published: 30 Sep 2011

ISBN 10: 0415697727
ISBN 13: 9780415697729