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Autore |
Abramsky Sasha |
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Titolo |
American furies [[electronic resource] ] : crime, punishment, and vengeance in the age of mass imprisonment / / Sasha Abramsky |
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Boston, : Beacon Press, c2007 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Criminal justice, Administration of - United States |
Punishment - United States |
Imprisonment - United States |
Sentences (Criminal procedure) - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-206) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION: FROM OUT OF TARTARUS""; ""PART ONE: A MINDSET MOLDED""; ""CHAPTER 1: THE HOLY EXPERIMENT""; ""CHAPTER 2: A RISING TIDE OF VIOLENCE""; ""CHAPTER 3: USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO KILL A GNAT""; ""CHAPTER 4: VICTIMS, FUNDAMENTALISTS, AND RANT-RADIO HACKS""; ""CHAPTER 5: REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM""; ""PART TWO: POPULATING BEDLAM""; ""CHAPTER 6: OPEN FOR BUSINESS""; ""CHAPTER 7: TILL THE END OF TIME""; ""CHAPTER 8: STOREHOUSES OF THE LIVING DEAD""; ""CHAPTER 9: ADULT TIME""; ""CONCLUSION: LEVIATHAN CALLING""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""NOTES""; ""SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX"" |
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