From noose to needle: capital punishment and the late liberal state

What is a death sentence? -- John Locke's noose -- The metaphysics of the hangman -- Silencing the voice of pain -- "Womanhood unsexed on the gallows" -- Needling the sovereign.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaufman-Osborn, Timothy V. 1953- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor, Mich. Univ. of Michigan Press 2002
In:Year: 2002
Online Access: Table of Contents (Publisher)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 19 A 9825
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Keywords:
Capital Punishment > United States
Capital Punishment > Political aspects
Hanging > United States
Lethal injection (Execution) > United States
Lethal injection Execution > United States
Liberalism
USA > Todesstrafe > Geschichte
USA > Todesstrafe > Erhängen > Strafvollzug > Kritik > Geschichte 1747-2000
Description
Summary:What is a death sentence? -- John Locke's noose -- The metaphysics of the hangman -- Silencing the voice of pain -- "Womanhood unsexed on the gallows" -- Needling the sovereign.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:X, 251 S, Ill, 23cm
ISBN:0-472-11291-0
0-472-08890-4