Cruel and unusual [[electronic resource] ] : the American death penalty and the founders' Eighth Amendment / / John D. Bessler
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Bessler John D
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| Titolo: |
Cruel and unusual [[electronic resource] ] : the American death penalty and the founders' Eighth Amendment / / John D. Bessler
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| Pubblicazione: | Boston, : Northeastern University Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (473 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 345.73/0773 |
| Soggetto topico: | Capital punishment - United States |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | In cold blood -- On crimes and punishments -- The abolitionists -- America's founding fathers -- The Eighth Amendment -- Capital punishment in America -- The road to abolition. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This indispensable history of the Eighth Amendment and the founders' views of capital punishment is also a passionate call for the abolition of the death penalty based on the notion of cruel and unusual punishment |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Cruel and unusual |
| ISBN: | 1-283-32083-5 |
| 9786613320834 | |
| 1-55553-717-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910817834903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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