Murder stories [electronic resource] : ideological narratives in capital punishment / Paul Kaplan.
Kaplan, Paul, 1968-
2012
KF9227.C2 K37 2012eb
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Title
Murder stories [electronic resource] : ideological narratives in capital punishment / Paul Kaplan.
Author
Kaplan, Paul, 1968-
ISBN
9780739171714 (electronic book)
0739171704
9780739171707
Publication Details
Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2012.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xx, 197 p.)
Call Number
KF9227.C2 K37 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
364.660973
Summary
Murder Stories takes on the difficult question of American retention of capital punishment by investigating the elusive role of ideology in the law. As such it is a prime example of contemporary scholarship on the death penalty and law & society.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Series
Issues in crime & justice (Lanham, Md.)
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