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1. Divergent trends. The peculiar present of American capital punishment
More than a trend : abolition in the developed nations
The symbolic transformation of American capital punishment
2. Explaining the American difference. Federalism and its discontents
The vigilante tradition and modern executions
The consequences of contradictory values
3. Capital punishment in the American future. The no-win 1990s
The beginning of the end
Appendix A. Statistical materials on lynchings and executions
Appendix B. Reported frequencies of national death penalty policy, 1980 to 2001
Appendix C. Death row and execution statistics
Appendix D. New survey analysis materials
Appendix E. Justified killings by citizens and police, by state
Appendix F. Review of death penalty exoneration data from the Death Penalty Information Center.
More than a trend : abolition in the developed nations
The symbolic transformation of American capital punishment
2. Explaining the American difference. Federalism and its discontents
The vigilante tradition and modern executions
The consequences of contradictory values
3. Capital punishment in the American future. The no-win 1990s
The beginning of the end
Appendix A. Statistical materials on lynchings and executions
Appendix B. Reported frequencies of national death penalty policy, 1980 to 2001
Appendix C. Death row and execution statistics
Appendix D. New survey analysis materials
Appendix E. Justified killings by citizens and police, by state
Appendix F. Review of death penalty exoneration data from the Death Penalty Information Center.