Peculiar institution : America's death penalty in an age of abolition / David Garland.
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TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: 450 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780199594993 (hbk.) :; 0199594996 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Capital punishment -- United States | Capital punishment -- Social aspects -- United States | CrimeDDC classification: 364.6'6'0973 Summary: Taking us inside the world of capital punishment, this book presents a picture of America's peculiar institution - its cultural meaning and symbolic force for supporters and abolitionists. Shattering current stereotypes, the book forces us to rethink our understanding of the politics of punishment in America and beyond.
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Taking us inside the world of capital punishment, this book presents a picture of America's peculiar institution - its cultural meaning and symbolic force for supporters and abolitionists. Shattering current stereotypes, the book forces us to rethink our understanding of the politics of punishment in America and beyond.
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