Cruel and unusual [electronic resource] : the American death penalty and the founders' Eighth Amendment / John D. Bessler.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2011.Description: xiv, 456 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 345.73/0773 23
LOC classification:
  • KF9227.C2 B478 2011eb
Online resources:
Contents:
In cold blood -- On crimes and punishments -- The abolitionists -- America's founding fathers -- The Eighth Amendment -- Capital punishment in America -- The road to abolition.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

In cold blood -- On crimes and punishments -- The abolitionists -- America's founding fathers -- The Eighth Amendment -- Capital punishment in America -- The road to abolition.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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