Format:
Online-Ressource (x, 251 p)
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ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0472112910
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0472088904
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9780472088904
Series Statement:
Law, meaning, and violence
Content:
Discusses the dilemmas of the relationship between the liberal state and capital punishment.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What Is a Death Sentence? -- 3. John Locke's Noose -- 4. The Metaphysics of the Hangman -- 5. Silencing the Voice of Pain -- 6. Womanhood Unsexed on the Gallows -- 7. Needling the Sovereign -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-242) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780472088904
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780472088904
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=3414528