Capital Punishment

An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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This authoritative, balanced, and accessible reference resource provides readers with a wide-ranging survey of capital punishment in America, including its history, its legal and cultural foundations, and racial and economic factors in its application.This carefully crafted primer on the history and present state of capital punishment in the United States examines cultural, political, and legal factors and developments, as well as key figures, groups, and movements, by consolidating a wide variety of material into a single, convenient source.Utilizing a rich and varied array of scholarship and primary sources, this work examines historical, political, cultural, and legal factors and developments that have shaped the contours of capital punishment throughout American history. It examines key figures and organizations who have played pivotal roles in debates over the death penalty; provides readers with illuminating coverage of laws, cases, and the people involved; discusses the experiences of death row inmates; and explores questions and controversies revolving around the socioeconomic factors that influence the use of capital punishment.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-11-26
Mått178 x 254 x 21 mm
Vikt694 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor400
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9798765129777

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Alphabetical List of Entries ixTopical List of Entries xiiiPreface xviiAcknowledgments xxPART I: History and Politics 11 A Brief History of Capital Punishment 3The Constitution and the Death Penalty 3The Death Penalty in Pre-Colonial Times 5The Death Penalty in America: Colonial Roots 8Statistics and Facts about the Death Penalty 102 The Politics of Capital Punishment 13Arguments against the Death Penalty 13Arguments in Favor of the Death Penalty 15Old (and Gruesome) Methods of Execution 18Contemporary Methods of Execution 23Botched Executions 29Post-Furman Presidents and the Death Penalty 33PART II: A–Z Entries 39–311PART III: Primary Source Documents 313Code of Hammurabi (c. 1780 bce) 313The Bible, Book of Exodus (c. 1300 bce) 315The Twelve Tables of the Roman Republic (c. 450 bce) 317The Magna Carta (June 15, 1215) 320The English Bill of Rights (1689) 321The American Declaration of Independence (1776) 322Ordinance of the Northwest Territory (1787) 324Amendments to the United States Constitution (1791, 1868) 325United Nations Resolution on the Use of the Death Penalty (December 17, 2019) 327Chronology 330Glossary 349Bibliography 352About the Editor and Contributors 367Index 369