Format:
X, 251 S
,
Ill
,
23cm
ISBN:
0472112910
,
0472088904
Series Statement:
Law, meaning, and violence
Content:
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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Language:
English
Subjects:
Law
Keywords:
USA
;
Todesstrafe
;
Geschichte
;
USA
;
Todesstrafe
;
Erhängen
;
Strafvollzug
;
Kritik
;
Geschichte 1747-2000