Discourse of decency: white nationalists, white antiracists, and the criminality of color

Contemporary Justice Review: Issues in Criminal, Social, and Restorative Justice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 139-159

  Hughey, Matthew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

criminality; discourse; identity; racism; whiteness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929509769     PISSN: 10282580     EISSN: 14772248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10282580.2015.1025623     Document Type: Article

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