LEADER 04413nam 22007094a 450 001 9910965812903321 005 20251117005857.0 010 $a1-282-64466-1 010 $a9786612644665 010 $a0-472-02698-4 024 7 $a10.3998/mpub.128611 035 $a(CKB)2670000000040642 035 $a(EBL)3414888 035 $a(OCoLC)923503160 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000411752 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11250319 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000411752 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10365267 035 $a(PQKB)10204254 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3414888 035 $a(OCoLC)646530355 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9737 035 $a(MiU)10.3998/mpub.128611 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3414888 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10395628 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL264466 035 $a(BIP)46185439 035 $a(BIP)11741416 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000040642 100 $a20051208d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmong the lowest of the dead $ethe culture of capital punishment /$fDavid Von Drehle 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAnn Arbor, Mich. $cUniversity of Michigan Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (497 p.) 225 1 $aLaw, meaning, and violence 300 $aFirst published in 1995 by Times Books, a division of Random House, Inc. 311 08$a0-472-03123-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 423-449) and index. 327 $aPreface; Contents; I. Loose the Fateful Lightning; II. Dancing on the Head of a Pin; III. A Failure of Execution; Acknowledgments; Sources; Index 330 $aThorough and unbiased, Among the Lowest of the Dead is a gripping narrative that provides an unprecedented journalistic look into the actual workings of the capital punishment system. Has all the tension of the best true crime stories . . . This is journalism at its best. --Library Journal A compelling argument against capital punishment. . . . Examining politicians, judges (including Supreme Court Justices), prosecutors, defense attorneys and the condemned themselves, the author makes an effective case that, despite new laws, execution is no less a lottery than it has always been. --Publishers Weekly In a fine and important book, Von Drehle writes elegantly and powerfully. . . . Anyone certain of their opinion about the death penalty ought to read this book. -- Booklist An extremely well-informed and richly insightful book of great value to students of the death penalty as well as intelligent general readers with a serious interest in the subject, Among the Lowest of the Dead is also exciting reading. The book is an ideal guide for new generations of readers who want to form knowledgeable judgments in the continuing--and recently accelerating--controversies about capital punishment. --Anthony Amsterdam, New York University Among the Lowest of the Dead is a powerfully written and meticulously researched book that makes an invaluable contribution to the growing public dialogue about capital punishment in America. It's one of those rare books that bridges the gap between mass audiences and scholarly disciplines, the latter including sociology, political science, criminology and journalism. The book is required reading in my Investigative Journalism classes--and my students love it! --David Protess, Northwestern University Among The Lowest of the Dead deserves a permanent place in the literature as literature, and is most relevant to today's death penalty debate as we moderate advocates and abolitionists search for common ground. --Robert Blecker, New York Law School David Von Drehle is Senior Writer, The Washington Post and author of Triangle: The Fire that Changed America. 410 0$aLaw, meaning, and violence. 606 $aExecutions and executioners$zUnited States 606 $aDeath row$zUnited States 606 $aDeath row inmates$zUnited States 615 0$aExecutions and executioners 615 0$aDeath row 615 0$aDeath row inmates 676 $a364.660973 700 $aVon Drehle$b David$f1961-$01870611 712 02$aMichigan Publishing (University of Michigan) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910965812903321 996 $aAmong the lowest of the dead$94479127 997 $aUNINA