To shake their guns in the tyrant's face libertarian political violence and the origins of the militia movement / Robert H. Churchill.
| Author/creator | Churchill, Robert H. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, |
| Description | xiii, 370 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The precedent of 1774: the role of insurgent violence in the political theory of the founding -- The revolution as living memory: Fries' Rebellion and The Alien and Sedition Act crisis of 1798-1800 -- The libertarian memory of the revolution in the Antebellum Era -- The roots of modern patriotism: conscription, resistance, and the Sons of Liberty conspiracy of 1864 -- Cleansing the memory of the revolution: Americanism, the black legion, and the first Brown Scare -- The making of the second Brown Scare: liberal pluralism and the evolution of the white supremacist right -- The origins of the militia movement: violence and memory on the suburban-rural frontier -- An exploration of militia ideology: the Whig diagnosis of post-Cold War America -- Epilogue: the defense of liberty in the age of terror. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-353) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2008048161 |
| ISBN | 9780472116829 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0472116827 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |