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White Justice in Arizona: Apache Murder Trials in the Nineteenth Century
Clare V. Mckanna
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Hardcover. Reveals how, time and again, the judicial system of nineteenth-century Arizona denied Apaches justice. Through case studies of different murder trials, this title probes the federal and state governments treatment of Americas indigenous populations and the cultural clashes that left justice the greatest casualty. Num Pages: 223 pages, 8 b/w photos, 5 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
'McKanna takes to task Arizona Territory's justice system during the 188090s' - ""True West"". 'A stark, sharply critical, and edifying look at the iniquities of false justice' - ""Midwest Book Review"". Though trials in open court suggest impartiality, ""White Justice in Arizona"" reveals how, time and again, the judicial system of nineteenth-century Arizona denied Apaches justice. The Captain Jack, Gonshayee, Apache Kid, Carlisle Kid, and Batdish murder cases offer a sad, compelling commentary on injustice for Native Americans. That these trials all ended in Apache convictions, Clare V. McKanna Jr. argues, proves the unfairness of applying the American legal tradition ... Read more
'McKanna takes to task Arizona Territory's justice system during the 188090s' - ""True West"". 'A stark, sharply critical, and edifying look at the iniquities of false justice' - ""Midwest Book Review"". Though trials in open court suggest impartiality, ""White Justice in Arizona"" reveals how, time and again, the judicial system of nineteenth-century Arizona denied Apaches justice. The Captain Jack, Gonshayee, Apache Kid, Carlisle Kid, and Batdish murder cases offer a sad, compelling commentary on injustice for Native Americans. That these trials all ended in Apache convictions, Clare V. McKanna Jr. argues, proves the unfairness of applying the American legal tradition ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896725546
SKU
V9780896725546
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