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Author Maynard, Katherine

Title Revenge versus legality : wild justice from Balzac to Clint Eastwood and Abu Ghraib / Katherine Maynard, Jarod Kearney and James Guimond
Published Abingdon [England] ; New York : Birkbeck Law Press, 2010

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Description xiii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Revenge and the detective tradition : when dogs don't bark, and detectives don't tell -- Some like it wild : supernatural revenge in Sheridan Le Fanu's Mr. Justice / Harbottle -- Law and the romantic ego : conspiracy and justice in Honoré de Balzac's Le Père Goriot -- Justice, race, and revenge in Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson -- The empire strikes back : imperialism and justice in E.M. Forster's A passage to India -- Race, sex, fear, revenge in Richard Wright's Native son -- State terrorism and revenge in Andre Brink's A dry white season -- Rogue cops and beltway vigilantes
Summary --Book Jacket
In the wake of Guantanamo Bay, extraordinary renditions, and secret torture centers in Eastern Europe and elsewhere, Revenge versus Legality explores the relationship between law and wild or vigilante justice, between the power to enforce retribution and the desire to seek revenge. Examining a variety of narratives from the eras of Romanticism, Realism, Modernism and the Contemporary Period, the authors address the conflicts and complex compromises that can occur between legalistic courtroom justice and the vigilante variety. Revenge versus Legality also analyzes some of the main obstacles to justice, ranging from judicial corruption, to racism and imperialism. It culminates in a consideration of that form of crime or lawlessness that poses the most serious threat to the rule of law: vigilante justice masquerading as legality. With its mixture of politics, literature, law, and film, this lively and accessible book offers a timely reflection on the enduring phenomenon of revenge. --
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Criminal justice, Administration of.
Revenge.
Rule of law.
Terrorism -- Prevention.
Vigilantes.
Author Guimond, James.
Kearney, Jarod.
LC no. 2009044981
ISBN 0415560160
9780415560160