Kaufman-Osborn, Timothy Vance.

From Noose to Needle : Capital Punishment and the Late Liberal State. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (262 pages) - Law, Meaning, and Violence Series . - Law, Meaning, and Violence Series .

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What Is a Death Sentence? -- 3. John Locke's Noose -- 4. The Metaphysics of the Hangman -- 5. Silencing the Voice of Pain -- 6. Womanhood Unsexed on the Gallows -- 7. Needling the Sovereign -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Discusses the dilemmas of the relationship between the liberal state and capital punishment.

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Lethal injection (Execution).


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