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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Kaufman-Osborn, Timothy V. 1953- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor, Mich. Univ. of Michigan Press 2002
En:Año: 2002
Acceso en línea: Table of Contents (Publisher)
Verlagsangaben (Publisher)
Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: KB 19 A 9825
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Palabras clave:
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
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:X, 251 S, Ill, 23cm
ISBN:0-472-11291-0
0-472-08890-4