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Autore |
Bessler John D |
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Titolo |
Cruel and unusual [[electronic resource] ] : the American death penalty and the founders' Eighth Amendment / / John D. Bessler |
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Boston, : Northeastern University Press, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-32083-5 |
9786613320834 |
1-55553-717-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (473 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Capital punishment - 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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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In cold blood -- On crimes and punishments -- The abolitionists -- America's founding fathers -- The Eighth Amendment -- Capital punishment in America -- The road to abolition. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This indispensable history of the Eighth Amendment and the founders' views of capital punishment is also a passionate call for the abolition of the death penalty based on the notion of cruel and unusual punishment |
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