Crime and Punishment in African American History

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Crime and Punishment in African American History
Authors and Contributors      By (author) James Campbell
SeriesAmerican History in Depth
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 155
ISBN/Barcode 9780230273818
ClassificationsDewey:364.08996073
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date 11 December 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

James Campbell provides an in-depth survey of crime, punishment and justice in African American history. Presenting cutting-edge scholarship on issues of criminal justice in African American history in an accessible way for students, he makes connections between black experiences of criminal justice and violence from the slave era to the present.

Author Biography

JAMES CAMPBELL is Lecturer in American History at the University of Leicester. He is the author of Slavery on Trial: Race, Class, and Criminal Justice in Antebellum Richmond, Virginia and the co-editor (with Rebecca Griffin) of Reconstruction: People and Perspectives.