{"product_id":"vigilantes-9781476680057","title":"Vigilantes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   For many people, the cinematic vigilante has been shaped by Charles Bronson''s character in \u003ci\u003eDeath Wish\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequels. But screen vigilantes have taken many guises, from Old West lynch mobs and rogue police officers to rape-avengers and military-trained equalizers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book recounts the varied representations of such characters in films like \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, which celebrated the violence of the Ku Klux Klan, and \u003ci\u003eTaxi Driver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFalling Down\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou Were Never Really Here\u003c\/i\u003e, in which the vigilante impulse was symptomatic of mental instability. Also considered is the extent to which fictional vigilantism functions as social commentary and to what degree it is simply stoking popular fears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction 3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne. Hang 'Em High: Rough Justice in the Western 17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo. Mobs and Coppers: Fear and Loathing in Crime ­and Social-Problem Films 38\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree. Judge, Jury and Executioner: Death Wish Through the Ages 64\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour. Power to the People: The Golden Age of Vigilante Cinema 87\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive. Across the Thin Blue Line: Vigilantism in the Legal System 114\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix. Angels of Vengeance: Female Vigilantes 139\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven. Everyone Must Be Held Accountable: The Vigilante Branches Out 163\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnotated Filmography 187\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes 197\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography 207\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex 211\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040469680471,"sku":"9781476680057","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476680057.jpg?v=1750946855","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/vigilantes-9781476680057","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}