Capital punishment : an encyclopedia of history, politics, culture, and the law / editor Joseph A. Melusky.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic/Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., 2025.
  • ©2025
Description
xix, 374 pages ; 26 cm

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Summary note
"This authoritative, balanced, and accessible reference resource provides readers with an absorbing overview of capital punishment in America, including its history, its legal and cultural foundations, and racial and economic factors in its application"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Target audience
Grades 10-12 Bloomsbury Academic.
Contents
  • A brief history of capital punishment
  • The politics of capital punishment.
ISBN
  • 9781440877070 (hardcover)
  • 1440877076 (hardcover)
  • 9798765129777 (paperback)
LCCN
2024023519
OCLC
1436029287
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