LEADER 02425nam 2200517 a 450 001 9910792295803321 005 20230613214050.0 010 $a1-908162-39-2 035 $a(CKB)2560000000103703 035 $a(EBL)3416327 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000891500 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11448743 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000891500 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10891999 035 $a(PQKB)10781387 035 $a(OCoLC)848920185 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3416327 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3416327 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10719440 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL498078 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000103703 100 $a20150303d1997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHanging in the balance $ea history of the abolition of capital punishment in Britain /$fBrian P. Block, John Hostettler 210 1$aHampshire, England :$cWaterside Press,$d1997. 215 $a1 online resource (288 pages) 311 0 $a1-872870-47-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 606 $aCapital punishment$zGreat Britain$xHistory 615 0$aCapital punishment$xHistory. 676 $a364.66/0941 700 $aBlock$b Brian P$01529283 701 $aHostettler$b John$01476122 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792295803321 996 $aHanging in the balance$93843014 997 $aUNINA