American Pogroms : How Forgotten Massacres Shape America.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byman, Daniel.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2026.

Summary:

In American Pogroms, terrorism expert Daniel Byman traces two centuries of mob violence against religious, ethnic, and racial communities in the United States. Providing detailed case studies, Byman shows how pogroms have dramatically shaped election outcomes, immigration patterns, and the demographic composition of this country, while inflicting terror on millions of Americans. Byman warns that increased polarization and selective news consumption in recent years has coarsened discourse and legitimized violence, raising the risk that at least some violence will return.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication page

Contents

Introduction

1 The Mormon Wars

2 Saying No to "Popery

3 Civil War in the City: The New York Draft Riots

4 "A Terrorist Arm of the Democratic Party": The Failure of Reconstruction

5 The Chinese Must Go

6 "This Is a White Man's Country": The Wilmington Coup

7 Border Wars in Texas (1910-19)

8 "If We Must Die": Racial Violence in the Early 20th Century

9 Bloodshed in the Magic City

10 Causes, Conduct, and Consequences of Pogroms

11 Conclusion: A Better Country

12 Epilogue: Could Pogroms Return?

Acknowledgments

Appendix: A Map of Hate

Notes

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Byman, Daniel American Pogroms

ISBN:

9780197788776

OCLC:

1583401362