Lethal state: a history of the death penalty in North Carolina
The general sense of justice : lynching and the death penalty, 1880-1950 -- Without howling, without squirming : reinventing the death penalty in Jim Crow North Carolina, 1910-1936 -- I cannot allow this boy to be executed : the essential role of mercy, 1910-1949 -- Intelligent and civilized sentime...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Press
[2019]
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| En: | Año: 2019 |
| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
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| Parallel Edition: | No electrónico
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| Sumario: | The general sense of justice : lynching and the death penalty, 1880-1950 -- Without howling, without squirming : reinventing the death penalty in Jim Crow North Carolina, 1910-1936 -- I cannot allow this boy to be executed : the essential role of mercy, 1910-1949 -- Intelligent and civilized sentiments : activism, discretion, and the decline of the death penalty, 1941-1961 -- An emotional craving : the revival of the death penalty in North Carolina, 1961-1984 |
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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Descripción Física: | 1 Online-Ressource |
| ISBN: | 1469649896 9781469649894 |