The Lawless Land

Author : Michael Taussig
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226790142
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Law in a Lawless Land written by Michael Taussig and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2005-11-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern nation in a state of total disorder, Colombia is an international flashpoint—wracked by more than half a century of civil war, political conflict, and drug-trade related violence—despite a multibillion dollar American commitment that makes it the third-largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid. Law in a Lawless Land offers a rare and penetrating insight into the nature of Colombia's present peril. In a nuanced account of the human consequences of a disintegrating state, anthropologist Michael Taussig chronicles two weeks in a small town in Colombia's Cauca Valley taken over by paramilitaries that brazenly assassinate adolescent gang members. Armed with automatic weapons and computer-generated lists of names and photographs, the paramilitaries have the tacit support of the police and even many of the desperate townspeople, who are seeking any solution to the crushing uncertainty of violence in their lives. Concentrating on everyday experience, Taussig forces readers to confront a kind of terror to which they have become numb and complacent. "If you want to know what it is like to live in a country where the state has disintegrated, this moving book by an anthropologist well known for his writings on murderous Colombia will tell you."—Eric Hobsbawm

Author : Boyd Morrison
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1801108668
Total Pages : 531 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lawless Land written by Boyd Morrison and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A rollicking adventure [with] the inventive twists and turns of a satisfyingly bustling plot.' New York Times 'Fantastic... Gerard Fox could be Jack Reacher's ancestor, 700 years ago. Highly recommended!' Lee Child First in a fast-paced historical adventure series from New York Times bestselling author Boyd Morrison and expert medievalist Beth Morrison. Live by the sword. Die for the truth. England, 1351. The Pestilence has ravaged the land. Villages lie abandoned but for crows and corpses. Highways are patrolled by marauders and murderers. In these dark and dangerous times, the wise keep to themselves. But Gerard Fox cannot afford to be wise. The young knight has been robbed of his ancestral home, his family name tarnished. To regain his lands and reputation, he sets forth to petition the one man who can restore them. Fate places Fox on the wrong road at the wrong time as he hurtles towards a chance encounter. It will entangle him with an enigmatic woman, a relic of incalculable value, and a dark family secret. It will lead him far from home and set him on a collision course with one of the most ambitious and dangerous men in Europe – a man on the cusp of seizing Christendom's highest office. And now, Fox is the only one standing in his way... 'A novel full of both authenticity and thrills, and readers are sure to clamor for more from this writing duo.' Mark Greaney 'A hugely entertaining historical novel!' Eric Jager, author of The Last Duel 'The Lawless Land combines the rich historical tapestry of Umberto Eco and the relentless pace and adventure of Clive Cussler.' J.T. Ellison 'Boyd and Beth Morrison bring the Middle Ages to life in vivid detail with historical authenticity and a sense of fun... This thriller has it all!' Graham Brown '[An] exceptional series launch.' Publishers Weekly 'A winning combination of author and expert medievalist... Thoroughly enjoyable.' Historical Novel Society 'A simply riveting action/adventure novel... The stuff of which blockbuster movies are made.' Midwest Book Review

Author : Rex Mumford
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595272983
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lawless Land written by Rex Mumford and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They entered the valley, harsh yet beautiful. With danger around every hill. Where only a fast gun and quick thinking can save a person, and even then only with luck. A lot of luck. Rex Mumford brings to life in this western novel much of the suspense, action, and surprise of the traditional old west. Follow the lives of those portrayed in this novel during a time when men and women wanted little more than some land and to live peacefully. Yet when faced with difficult challenges they could and would meet them head on. Often they were the judge and jury with little time to decide the fate of those that wronged them. When someone draws on you, you only have two choices, be faster or die in: The Lawless Land Brown's Hole, one of the stops along the outlaw trail. A beautiful valley for ranching, but also a haven for those hiding from the law with no were else to run. More often than not, they possessed only a fast horse, and even faster gun hand. It was fight or die. Most fought, some died. Two deputy marshals, leaving their badges and authority behind, and a girl with a different agenda, all enter the valley known as Brown's Hole. Two looking for answers, one looking for revenge. Faced with challenges and odds never before faced, each will find what they are looking for and a whole lot more than they bargained for. The only problem is surviving.

Author : Boyd Morrison
Publisher : Aries Book
ISBN 13 : 1801108641
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lawless Land written by Boyd Morrison and published by Aries Book. This book was released on 2022-02-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A rollicking adventure [with] the inventive twists and turns of a satisfyingly bustling plot.' New York Times 'Fantastic... Gerard Fox could be Jack Reacher's ancestor, 700 years ago. Highly recommended!' Lee ChildFirst in a fast-paced historical adventure series from New York Times bestselling author Boyd Morrison and expert medievalist Beth Morrison.Live by the sword. Die for the truth. England, 1351. The Pestilence has ravaged the land. Villages lie abandoned but for crows and corpses. Highways are patrolled by marauders and murderers. In these dark and dangerous times, the wise keep to themselves.But Gerard Fox cannot afford to be wise. The young knight has been robbed of his ancestral home, his family name tarnished. To regain his lands and reputation, he sets forth to petition the one man who can restore them.Fate places Fox on the wrong road at the wrong time as he hurtles towards a chance encounter. It will entangle him with an enigmatic woman, a relic of incalculable value, and a dark family secret. It will lead him far from home and set him on a collision course with one of the most ambitious and dangerous men in Europe - a man on the cusp of seizing Christendom's highest office.And now, Fox is the only one standing in his way...'A novel full of both authenticity and thrills, and readers are sure to clamor for more from this writing duo.' Mark Greaney'A hugely entertaining historical novel!' Eric Jager, author of The Last Duel'The Lawless Land combines the rich historical tapestry of Umberto Eco and the relentless pace and adventure of Clive Cussler.' J.T. Ellison'Boyd and Beth Morrison bring the Middle Ages to life in vivid detail with historical authenticity and a sense of fun... This thriller has it all!' Graham Brown'[An] exceptional series launch.' Publishers Weekly'A winning combination of author and expert medievalist... Thoroughly enjoyable.' Historical Novel Society'A simply riveting action/adventure novel... The stuff of which blockbuster movies are made.' Midwest Book Review

Author : Romer Grey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lawless Land written by Romer Grey and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dusty Richards
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312974108
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lawless Land written by Dusty Richards and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-05-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1880, Arizona Territory was an outlaw's paradise. Then the law struck back with a man names Mayes. A shoot-em-up with plenty of pop, this is a tale filled with violence, romance and memorable characters.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Author : Romer Zane Grey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780862209117
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lawless Land written by Romer Zane Grey and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Waddell
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1643491431
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lawless Land written by David Waddell and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most untamed and wildest spot in the United States back in 1882 was a stretch of land between the Pecos and Rio Grande rivers. This area of land was beyond the reach of lawmen and the most vicious Outlaws, Comancheros, and renegade Apaches resided there. Two men, Judge Roy Bean and a Texas Ranger named Mason Crenshaw, set out trying to tame this lawless land. Will their efforts succeed, or will this stretch of land always remain lawless? A woman named Casey McRae leaves St. Louis with her father and his new bride to search for treasure rumored to be hidden in an old Spanish mission located in the untamed land west of the Pecos River. Will they find the old Spanish mission and the treasure rumored to be hidden inside it, or will the trials and tribulations they face during their hunt for the treasure get them killed or forever lost in the untamed and lawless area they ventured into? A retired gunfighter named Clint Coon enjoyed working as a blacksmith. He was happy and satisfied with his new profession, but all that changed after he received a letter informing him that his younger sister had been kidnapped and then taken into the lawless land west of the Pecos River. He closes down his Blacksmith Shop and sets out to rescue his sister. Will the retired gunfighter be able to rescue his sister, or will she be trapped for the rest of her life in the lawless land west of the Pecos River? Every one of these characters has different reasons for venturing into The Lawless Land. Will they succeed in their quests, or will they get killed or become forever trapped in the untamed and lawless land west of the Pecos River?

Author : Dusty Richards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781250773173
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lawless Land written by Dusty Richards and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a talented new author comes the start of a series that chronicles the conception of the Territorial Marshal, which was integral to bringing about justice in the lawless Arizona Territory. The hero of this story is Sam T. Mayes, who pins on the badge and takes on a cutthroat gang. He is accompanied by an alcoholic army scout, a wanted man, and a fierce native woman.