The death penalty : what's keeping it alive / Andrea D. Lyon.
The death penalty : what's keeping it alive / Andrea D. Lyon.
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Publisher
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
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G 2015/257
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 162 pages : map ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The death penalty yesterday and today -- Moral and religious underpinnings of the death penalty -- The media as a messenger of death -- The death penalty as a political tool -- The failure and fate of capital punishment -- Appendix A: Death penalty historical timeline -- Appendix B: Countries with a...
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Publisher
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
"The United States is divided about the death penalty -- 17 states have banned it, while the remaining states have not. From wrongful convictions to botched executions, capital punishment is fraught with controversy. In The Death Penalty: What's Keeping it Alive, award-winning criminal defense attorney Andrea Lyon turns a critical eye towards the r...
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The death penalty : what's keeping it alive / Andrea D. Lyon.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-156) and index.
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©2015.
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G 2015/257
Record Identifier
74VKJx6DQ5OM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJx6DQ5OM
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ISBN
9781442232679 (cloth : alk. paper)
1442232676 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
364.660973
MMS ID
991022329779702626
