Global Lynching and Collective Violence: Volume 2: The Americas and Europe
Michael J. Pfeifer
Abstract
The word lynching is most likely American in origin, but the practice of lynching, defined by scholars as extralegal group assault and/or murder motivated by social control concerns, can be found in many global cultures and eras. This collection of essays looks at lynching and related varieties of collective violence, such as vigilantism and rioting, across world cultures. Analyzing lynching and collective violence in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, the chapters highlight both the presence of mob violence in a number of cultures and eras and the particularity of its occurrence in certain cu ... More
The word lynching is most likely American in origin, but the practice of lynching, defined by scholars as extralegal group assault and/or murder motivated by social control concerns, can be found in many global cultures and eras. This collection of essays looks at lynching and related varieties of collective violence, such as vigilantism and rioting, across world cultures. Analyzing lynching and collective violence in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, the chapters highlight both the presence of mob violence in a number of cultures and eras and the particularity of its occurrence in certain cultural and historical contexts.
Keywords:
Lynching,
Vigilantism,
collective violence,
world cultures,
Asia, Africa,
Middle East
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2017 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780252041389 |
| Published to Illinois Scholarship Online: September 2018 |
DOI:10.5622/illinois/9780252041389.001.0001 |
