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When the state kills : capital punishment and the American condition
- Title
- When the state kills : capital punishment and the American condition / by Austin Sarat.
- Author
- Sarat, Austin.
- Publication
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HV8699.U5 S27 2001 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 324 pages : color illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Presents arguments to support the author's contention that Capital punishment undermines democratic societies and must be abolished.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : "If Timothy McVeigh doesn't deserve to die, who does?" -- The return of revenge : hearing the voice of the victim in capital trials -- Killing me softly : capital punishment and the technologies for taking life -- Capital trials and the ordinary world of state killing -- The role of the jury in the killing state -- Narrative strategy and death penalty advocacy : attempting to save the condemned -- To see or not to see : on televising executions -- State killing in popular culture : responsibility and representation in Dead man walking, Last dance, and The green mile -- Conclusion : Toward a new abolitionism.
- ISBN
- 0691007268
- 9780691007267
- 0691102619
- 9780691102610
- LCCN
- 00059862
- OCLC
- ocm44650912
- 44650912
- SCSB-1207066
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library