Against capital punishment : the anti-death penalty movement in America, 1972-1994

Against capital punishment : the anti-death penalty movement in America, 1972-1994 / Herbert H. Haines.

While most western democracies have renounced the death penalty, capital punishment has growing support in the United States. A significant and vocal minority continues to oppose it. This is an account of anti-death penalty activism in America since the ten-year moratorium on executions ended.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haines, Herbert H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Capital punishment > United States.
Capital punishment > United States > History > 20th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Capital punishment
Peine de mort > Etats-Unis.
United States
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:While most western democracies have renounced the death penalty, capital punishment has growing support in the United States. A significant and vocal minority continues to oppose it. This is an account of anti-death penalty activism in America since the ten-year moratorium on executions ended.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 265 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-250) and index.
ISBN:9780198024934
0198024932
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Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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