Revenge versus legality: wild justice from balzac to clint eastwood and abu ghraib
Auteur :
Maynard, Katherine / Kearney, Jarod / Guimond, James
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415560160
Date de publication :
8 avr. 2010
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
590 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In the wake of Guantanamo Bay, extraordinary renditions, and secret torture centres in Eastern Europe and elsewhere, Revenge versus Legality addresses the relationship between law and wild or vigilante justice; between the power to enforce retribution and the desire to to seek revenge.