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Book SynopsisDeals with the inherent violence of “race relations” in 2 important countries that remain iconic expressions of white supremacy in the 20th century. Cultures of violence does not just reconstruct the era of violence. Instead it convincingly contrasts the “lynch culture” of the American South to the “bureaucratic culture of violence” in S. Africa.
Trade ReviewStudies of lynching have proliferated in recent years, but we have long needed a work explicitly comparing racial violence in the American South with South Africa. Ivan Evans impressively fills this gap. Cultures of Violence will appeal to sociologists and to historians of both regions, and will considerably enhance the comparative literature of the American South and South Africa.' -- .
Table of Contents1. Introduction
2. “Rape” and violence in the making of segregation
3. Racial violence and black labor in the South
4. Racial violence and state intervention in the South African economy
5. Racial violence and religion in the New South
6. “The weakness of some …”: Afrikaner civil religion and racial paternalism
7. The nightmare of multiple jurisdictions: states rights and lynching in the South
8. Racial violence and the legal system in South Africa
9. Conclusion
Index
