Democracy Came Too Early: A Tentative Explanation for the Problem of American Homicide

Spierenburg comments on Eric Monkkonen's article Homicide: Explaining America's Exceptionalism. Spierenburg suggests that the idea persisted that the very principle of a monopoly over force threatened self-defense as a democratic right. The US's high homicide rate is one manifestation...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American historical review 2006-02, Vol.111 (1), p.104-114
1. Verfasser:	Spierenburg, Pieter
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	American history Area studies Comparative analysis Crime Criminal justice Criminal statistics Criminals - education Criminals - history Criminals - legislation & jurisprudence Criminals - psychology Democracy Europe History History of medicine History, 18th Century History, 19th Century History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Homicide Homicide - economics Homicide - ethnology Homicide - history Homicide - legislation & jurisprudence Homicide - psychology Homicide rates Judicial Role - history Manslaughter Monopoly Murder Murders & murder attempts Political development Punishment - history Punishment - psychology Social Problems - economics Social Problems - ethnology Social Problems - history Social Problems - legislation & jurisprudence Social Problems - psychology Time U.S.A United States - ethnology United States history Vigilantism Violence Violence - economics Violence - ethnology Violence - history Violence - legislation & jurisprudence Violence - psychology Violent crimes Weapons
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Zusammenfassung:	Spierenburg comments on Eric Monkkonen's article Homicide: Explaining America's Exceptionalism. Spierenburg suggests that the idea persisted that the very principle of a monopoly over force threatened self-defense as a democratic right. The US's high homicide rate is one manifestation of an abortive process of state formation.
ISSN:	0002-8762 1937-5239
DOI:	10.1086/ahr.111.1.104