LEADER 03479nam 22006494a 450 001 9910809306803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-31545-7 010 $a1-134-31546-5 010 $a1-280-04618-X 010 $a0-203-31444-1 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203314449 035 $a(CKB)1000000000249166 035 $a(EBL)199440 035 $a(OCoLC)174145141 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000293770 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11211453 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000293770 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10302881 035 $a(PQKB)11431941 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL199440 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10094056 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL4618 035 $a(OCoLC)56612768 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC199440 035 $a(PPN)198454325 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000249166 100 $a20040120d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDeterminants of the death penalty $ea comparative study of the world /$fCarsten Anckar 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (213 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge research in comparative politics ;$v8 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-86011-3 311 $a0-415-33398-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [181]-192) and index. 327 $aCover; Determinants of the Death Penalty; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; 1 Mapping the death penalty; Introduction; Two time periods; The dependent variable; A historical and geographical overview; Methodological considerations; Six sets of explanations; 2 Explaining the death penalty; The physical setting; The cultural setting; Development, security and dependency; Political institutions; Political actors; Historical explanations; 3 Contextual patterns; Global patterns; The death penalty in democracies and non-democracies; Regional patterns 327 $a4 The death penalty in the USAThe USA as a case study; Mapping the death penalty in the USA; Physical factors; The cultural setting; Socioeconomic development; Level of crime; Political actors; Historical explanations; Multivariate patterns in the USA; Discussion; 5 Determinants of the death penalty; Summary of findings; Legitimacy, diffusion and trends; Notes; References; Index 330 $aDeterminants of the Death Penalty seeks to explain the phenomenon of capital punishment - without recourse to value judgements - by identifying those characteristics common to countries that use the death penalty and those that mark countries which do not. This global study uses statistical analysis to relate the popularity of the death penalty to physical, cultural, social, economical, institutional, actor oriented and historical factors. Separate studies are conducted for democracies and non-democracies and within four regional contexts. The book also contains an in-depth investigat 410 0$aRoutledge research in comparative politics ;$v8. 606 $aCapital punishment$vCross-cultural studies 615 0$aCapital punishment 676 $a364.66 700 $aAnckar$b Carsten$f1969-$01271150 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809306803321 996 $aDeterminants of the death penalty$94190592 997 $aUNINA