Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 318 pages)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0300111746
,
0300155492
,
1282415883
,
9780300111743
,
9780300155495
,
9781282415881
Content:
Introduction: American living in a time of punishment -- When punishment is the subject, religion is the predicate -- "A heart is not wholly corrupted" : revolution, religion, punishment -- Reforming the reforms -- Punishment creep -- Vigilantism and progressivism -- The devilish generation -- Flogging for Jesus -- Pain becomes valuable again -- Pop culture and the criminal element -- Stunning technology -- The return to restraint -- Abu Ghraib, USA -- Epilogue: A little good news
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-302) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780300111743
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0300111746
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Cusac, Anne-Marie Cruel and unusual New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2009
Language:
English
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