Women and capital punishment in the United States: an analytical history
"This historical analysis examines the social, political and economic contexts in which the justice system has put women to death, revealing a pattern of patriarchal domination and female subordination. Includes a discussion of condemned women granted executive clemency and judicial commutation...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
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| Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 7902 |
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| Summary: | "This historical analysis examines the social, political and economic contexts in which the justice system has put women to death, revealing a pattern of patriarchal domination and female subordination. Includes a discussion of condemned women granted executive clemency and judicial commutations, an inquiry into women falsely convicted in capital cases and profile of female death row population"-- "This historical analysis examines the social, political and economic contexts in which the justice system has put women to death, revealing a pattern of patriarchal domination and female subordination. Includes a discussion of condemned women granted executive clemency and judicial commutations, an inquiry into women falsely convicted in capital cases and profile of female death row population"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 394-424) and index |
| Physical Description: | viii, 430 Seiten 26 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780786499502 |