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200 10$aHanging in the balance $ea history of the abolition of capital punishment in Britain /$fBrian P. Block, John Hostettler
205   $a1st ed.
210  1$aHampshire, England :$cWaterside Press,$d1997.
215   $a1 online resource (288 pages)
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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""
330   $aTraces the History of capital punishment in the United Kingdom from ancient times to periods of reform until hanging for murder was finally abolished by Parliament in 1969. This book describes the Parliamentary and public debates, and notes the stance taken by organizations and individuals.
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