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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781809003321

Autore

Allen Howard W. <1931->

Titolo

Race, class, and the death penalty [[electronic resource] ] : capital punishment in American history / / Howard W. Allen and Jerome M. Clubb ; with the assistance of Vincent A. Lacey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, N.Y., : State University of New York Press, c2008

ISBN

0-7914-7834-3

1-4356-4862-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ClubbJerome M. <1928->

LaceyVincent A

Disciplina

364.660973

Soggetti

Capital punishment - United States - History

Discrimination in capital punishment - United States - History

Discrimination in criminal justice administration - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-227) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The death penalty in national perspective -- The colonial and revolutionary era -- The early republic, 1786-1865 -- The south and the border, 1866-1945 -- The northeast, 1866-1945 -- The western regions, 1836-1945 -- Social perspectives -- The death penalty after 1945 -- The death penalty in American history.