The Death Penalty : An American History.
Banner, Stuart.
The Death Penalty : An American History. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (397 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Terror, Blood, and Repentance -- 2. Hanging Day -- 3. Degrees of Death -- 4. The Origins of Opposition -- 5. Northern Reform, Southern Retention -- 6. Into the Jail Yard -- 7. Technological Cures -- 8. Decline -- 9. To the Supreme Court -- 10. Resurrection -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Counting Executions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Here, for the first time, we have a comprehensive account of the death penalty in the United States. Stuart Banner tells the story of dramatic changes, over four centuries, in the ways capital punishment has been administered and experienced. Banner moves beyond the debates to give us an unprecedented understanding of America's ultimate punishment.
9780674020511
Capital punishment-United States-History.
Capital punishment-Moral and ethical aspects-United States.
United States-Social conditions.
Electronic books.
HV8699
364.66/0973
The Death Penalty : An American History. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (397 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Terror, Blood, and Repentance -- 2. Hanging Day -- 3. Degrees of Death -- 4. The Origins of Opposition -- 5. Northern Reform, Southern Retention -- 6. Into the Jail Yard -- 7. Technological Cures -- 8. Decline -- 9. To the Supreme Court -- 10. Resurrection -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Counting Executions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Here, for the first time, we have a comprehensive account of the death penalty in the United States. Stuart Banner tells the story of dramatic changes, over four centuries, in the ways capital punishment has been administered and experienced. Banner moves beyond the debates to give us an unprecedented understanding of America's ultimate punishment.
9780674020511
Capital punishment-United States-History.
Capital punishment-Moral and ethical aspects-United States.
United States-Social conditions.
Electronic books.
HV8699
364.66/0973