America's Culture of Terrorism
Subtitle: Violence, Capitalism, and the Written Word (Cultural Studies of the United States)
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: December 8, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780807854600
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; American history: from c 1900 -; Cultural studies; History of specific subjects; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Terrorism; History - U.S.; Violence in Society; Literary Criticism; USA; United States; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; United States - General; History / United States / General; Literature/Literary Criticism: American; American Studies; Cultural Studies; History/United States: General; Political Science-Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; Social Science-Violence in Society; History; American - General; Capitalism; Violence
First sentence: On 4 May 1886, about 2,000 Chicagoans gathered near Haymarket Square to protest against the city's police, who had shot and killed at least two striking workers outside the McCormick reaper factory on the previous afternoon.