The next frontier [[electronic resource] ] : national development, political change, and the death penalty in Asia / / David T. Johnson, Franklin E. Zimring

• Autore: Johnson David T (David Ted), <1960->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (543 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.66095
• Soggetto topico: Capital punishment - Asia
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ZimringFranklin E
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-504) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword; Contents; PART I: Issues and Methods; PART II: National Profiles; PART III: Lessons and Prospects; Appendixes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Part I: Issues and Methods. 1. Asia and the Future of Capital Punishment. 2. Varieties of Capital Punishment in Contemporary Part II: National Profiles. 3. Development without Abolition: Japan in the 21st Century. 4. A Lesson Learned: Capital Punishment in the Philippines. 5. The Vanguard: The Death Penalty and Political Change in South Korea. 6. The Other China: Capital Punishment in Taiwan. 7. The Political Origins of Chinese Death Penalty Exceptionalism. Part III: Lessons and Prospects. 8. Lessons from Asia. 9. The Pace of Change in Asia. Appendix A: Capital Punishment in the Hermit Kingdom
• Titolo autorizzato: The next frontier
• ISBN: 0-19-538245-5; 1-281-99851-6; 9786611998516; 0-19-971402-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454272703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in crime and public policy.