Book contents
- Born in Blood
- Born in Blood
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction A System of Violence: Liberal Society in the United States
- Part I Early Manifestations
- 1 A Revolution Restrained
- 2 Life in the Army of the Continent
- 3 The Code of American Violence
- Part II Evolutions
- Part III Modern Traditions
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Index
3 - The Code of American Violence
from Part I - Early Manifestations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 January 2024
Book contents
- Born in Blood
- Born in Blood
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction A System of Violence: Liberal Society in the United States
- Part I Early Manifestations
- 1 A Revolution Restrained
- 2 Life in the Army of the Continent
- 3 The Code of American Violence
- Part II Evolutions
- Part III Modern Traditions
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Index
Summary
Chapter 3 reveals how violent individuals and a violent state are structured in the Constitution. Here, violent, White self-determination (the right of White individuals to overthrow government) and liberalism (the systemic differences central to a liberal state) mix with republicanism (a decentralization of authority that privileges violent acts of citizens, a group most often defined as propertied, White men). In Article IV, Section 4, the Second Amendment, and the Fifth Amendment, this chapter reveals the key formulations and tensions of American violence.
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- Born in BloodViolence and the Making of America, pp. 73 - 88Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024