Gunslinging Justice: The American Culture of Gun Violence in Westerns and the Law

Front Matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: The Warp, Woof, And Weave Of American Gun Violence -- 'a Kind Of Wild Justice': Revenge And Constitutional Commentary In The Western -- No Retreat: American Self-defense Doctrine -- American Gun Rights: From National Defense To Self-defense -- The Guns That 'won The Western': Firearm Iconography In Western Literature And Film -- Guns And Governmentality: Normative Masculinity And Disciplined Gun Violence -- 'deserve's Got [everything] To Do With It': Property, Process, And Justice In Unforgiven -- Old Dogs And New Tricks: Race And Justifiable Homicide In Neoliberalism's Western Imagination -- Bibliography -- Index. Justin A. Joyce. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web. In English.