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  The Death Penalty: An American History (Hardback) By (author) S. Banner

  

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  Short Description for The Death Penalty The death penalty arouses more passion than almost any other issue. This comprehensive account of the death penalty in the United States tells the story of dramatic changes, over four centuries, in the ways capital punishment has been administered and experienced.
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  • Publisher: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • Published: 02 April 2002
  • Format: Hardback 396 pages
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  • Categories: Penology & Punishment | Criminal Law & Procedure | History Of The Americas | Early Modern History: C 1450/1500 To C 1700 | Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900 | 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000
  • ISBN 13: 9780674007512 ISBN 10: 0674007514

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Full description for The Death Penalty

• Now, for the first time, we have a comprehensive history of the death penalty in the United States. Stuart Banner tells the story of how, over four centuries, dramatic changes have taken place in the ways capital punishment has been administered and experienced. Banner moves beyond the debates to give us an unprecedented understanding of the many meanings of capital punishment in America.