Research Catalog

Title

Hiding the guillotine [electronic resource] : public executions in France, 1870-1939 / Emmanuel Taïeb, translated by Sarah-Louise Raillard, foreword by Mitchel P. Roth.

Author

Taïeb, Emmanuel.

Publication

Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020.

Details

Additional Authors

• Raillard, Sarah-Louise.
• Roth, Mitchel P., 1953-

Description

1 online resource (xix, 290 pages) : illustrations.

Summary

"This book explores the evolution of public executions in France: the public dimension of the death penalty, its ritual and theatrical form, its attendance, and the continuous critics of this power technology"--

Uniform Title

Guillotine au secret. English (Online)

Alternative Title

Guillotine au secret.

Subject

• Capital punishment > France > History > 19th century
• Capital punishment > France > History > 20th century
• Guillotine > France > History > 19th century
• Guillotine > France > History > 20th century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

Competition between Legal Publicity and the Press -- Conservative Representations of Executions -- The Impossible Task of Designating Execution Sites -- The Liturgical Crisis of Executionary Rituals -- Watching Executions -- Hiding a Ritual of Obedience: From Legitimization to Civilization.

LCCN

2019053351

OCLC

ssj0002432495

Author

Taïeb, Emmanuel.

Title

Hiding the guillotine [electronic resource] : public executions in France, 1870-1939 / Emmanuel Taïeb, translated by Sarah-Louise Raillard, foreword by Mitchel P. Roth.

Imprint

Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

Available from home with a valid library card

Available onsite at NYPL

Added Author

Raillard, Sarah-Louise.

Roth, Mitchel P., 1953-