Capital punishment in the United States : a documentary history / edited by Bryan Vila and Cynthia Morris.
1997
HV8699.U5 C3 1997 (Mapit)
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Title
Capital punishment in the United States : a documentary history / edited by Bryan Vila and Cynthia Morris.
ISBN
0313299420 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.
Language
English
Description
xl, 337 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
HV8699.U5 C3 1997
Dewey Decimal Classification
364.66/0973
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-325) and index.
Added Author
Vila, Bryan, 1947-
Morris, Cynthia, 1961-
Morris, Cynthia, 1961-
Series
Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues series.
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Table of Contents
Early views on capital punishment: colonial era to independence
The abolition movement gains ground, 1800-1917
War and economic depression overshadow capital punishment, 1918-1959
Capital punishment in the courts, 1960-1976
The debate begins anew, 1977-1989
The death penalty in the 1990s: contemporary issues.
The abolition movement gains ground, 1800-1917
War and economic depression overshadow capital punishment, 1918-1959
Capital punishment in the courts, 1960-1976
The debate begins anew, 1977-1989
The death penalty in the 1990s: contemporary issues.