02425nam 2200517 a 450 991082912800332120230613214050.01-908162-39-2(CKB)2560000000103703(EBL)3416327(SSID)ssj0000891500(PQKBManifestationID)11448743(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000891500(PQKBWorkID)10891999(PQKB)10781387(OCoLC)848920185(MiAaPQ)EBC3416327(Au-PeEL)EBL3416327(CaPaEBR)ebr10719440(CaONFJC)MIL498078(EXLCZ)99256000000010370320150303d1997 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHanging in the balance a history of the abolition of capital punishment in Britain /Brian P. Block, John HostettlerHampshire, England :Waterside Press,1997.1 online resource (288 pages)1-872870-47-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.""About the authors""; ""Copyright and publication details""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""1. Capital Crimes""; ""2. Gruesome Scenes""; ""3. Moves To Minimise Capital Punishment""; ""4. Rush To Reform""; ""5. Executions in Private""; ""6. Abolition of Public Hangings""; ""7. The Campaign at Bay""; ""8. Towards a Select Committee""; ""9. Peace and War""; ""10. The Silverman Amendment""; ""11. The Royal Commission""; ""12. Trials and Tribulations""; ""13. A Quiet Report""; ""14. Another Victory: Another Defeat""; ""15. The Homicide Act 1957""; ""16. Confusion""""17. The Trend Towards Abolition""""18. Abolition""; ""19. The End of the Rope""; ""Afterword""; ""APPENDIX I: Milestones to Abolition""; ""APPENDIX II: Prime Ministers from 1800 to 1970""; ""APPENDIX III: Home Secretaries from 1800 to 1970""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Index""Capital punishmentGreat BritainHistoryCapital punishmentHistory.364.66/0941Block Brian P1641520Hostettler John1594128MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910829128003321Hanging in the balance4099944UNINA