Lewis, Clara S.,  1981- <br/><br/>
Tough on hate? :  the cultural politics of hate crimes / 
Clara S. Lewis. 
 - New Brunswick, New Jersey :  Rutgers University Press,  (c)2014. 
 - 1 online resource (ix, 152 pages). 
 - Critical issues in crime and society .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Series Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: The Cultural Politics of Hate Crimes; 2. The Invention of Hate Crimes; 3. The Nation and Post-Difference Politics; 4. Cultural Criminalization and the Figure of the Hater; 5. Hate Crime Victimhood and Post-Difference Citizenship; Epilogue. Challenging Hate Crimes on a Cultural Front; Appendix: Methods and Sources; Notes; Index. 
<br/><br/> Tough on Hate is the first book to examine the cultural politics of hate crimes both within and beyond the law. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including personal interviews, unarchived documents, television news broadcasts, legislative debates, and presidential speeches, the book challenges readers to reconsider their understanding of hate crimes and raises startling questions about the trajectory of civil and minority rights. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813562322 9781461954583 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Hate crimes--United States.<br/>Crimes--History.<br/>Hate crimes--United States.<br/>Minority rights.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF9345  / .T684 2014