5. The History of Vigilantism in America

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. Part I: Theoretical Perspectives
5. 1. Vigilantism: An Analysis of Establishment Violence 3
6. 2. Spontaneous Vigilantism: A Bystander Response to Criminal Behavior 30
7. 3. The Vigilante Personality 45
8. 4. Vigilantism and Political Theory 64
9. Part II: American Perspectives
10. 5. The History of Vigilantism in America 79
11. 6. White Collar Vigilantism: The Politics of Anti-Communism in the United States 110
12. 7. Community Police Patrols and Vigilantism 129
13. 8. Vigilantism and the American Police 158
14. Part III: Comparative Perspectives
15. 9. Comparative Vigilantism: The United States and South Africa 175
16. 10. Black Vigilantism in Cultural Transition: Violence and Viability in Tropical Africa 194
17. 11. “Pariah” Communities and Violence 218
18. 12. Vigilantism in Northern Ireland 234
19. Part IV: Conclusions
20. 13. Vigilante Politics: Concluding Observations 261
21. Contributors 274
22. Index 279