Rites of Execution
Capital Punishment and the Transformation of American Culture, 1776-1865
Häftad, Engelska, 1991
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Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.Louis Masur's handsomely written account describes how, in the 1830s, public hangings were abandoned in favour of executions in the seclusion of prison yards. Masur sees attitudes toward state killing from the Revolution to the Civil War as reflecting the nation's social thinking.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum1991-10-10
- Mått136 x 211 x 16 mm
- Vikt281 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor224
- FörlagOUP USA
- ISBN9780195066630