Dead woman walking : executed women in England and Wales, 1900-1955 / Anette Ballinger.
Dead woman walking : executed women in England and Wales, 1900-1955 / Anette Ballinger.
Dead woman walking : executed women in England and Wales, 1900-1955 / Anette Ballinger.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate/Dartmouth, c2000.
Call Numbers
T0360437
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
ix, 374 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. From Antiquity to Modernity: A Social History of Capital Punishment and Gender -- 3. Beyond Traditional and Revisionist Theory: Feminist Theory and the Power to Punish -- 4. Women as Child-Killers: Four Case-Studies -- 5. Women Killing other Women -- 6. Women Who Kill their Mal...
Publication information
Publisher
Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate/Dartmouth, c2000.
Analytical title
Executed women in England and Wales, 1900-1955.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2000.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"The first major study of women and capital punishment, this book is a fascinating and critical study of the lives, crimes, trials and punishment of the fifteen women who were executed in England and Wales in the 20th century. Combining key biographical details with previously unpublished archive material, it expands the borders of existing feminis...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Dead woman walking : executed women in England and Wales, 1900-1955 / Anette Ballinger.
Variant title
Executed women in England and Wales, 1900-1955.
Portion of title
Executed women in England and Wales, 1900-1955.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-366) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from 364.1523/ 90.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from 364.1523/90.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c2000.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
T0360437
Record Identifier
74VvQK2dwR6X
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvQK2dwR6X
Other Identifiers
ISBN
184014789X
DDC
364.15230942
364.660820942
MMS ID
991014462459702626
