Cruel & unusual : the American death penalty and the founders' Eighth Amendment / John D. Bessler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2012.Description: xiv, 456 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 1555537162 : HRD
  • 9781555537166
Other title:
  • Cruel and unusual
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 345.73/0773 23
LOC classification:
  • KF9227.C2 B478 2012
Contents:
In cold blood -- On crimes and punishments -- The abolitionists -- America's founding fathers -- The Eighth Amendment -- Capital punishment in America -- The road to abolition.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-415) and index.

In cold blood -- On crimes and punishments -- The abolitionists -- America's founding fathers -- The Eighth Amendment -- Capital punishment in America -- The road to abolition.

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