The Anti-Gallows Movement in Antebellum Literature
Cesare Beccaria, Montesquieu, and Republican Criminal Justice Reform 1772-1862
This study examines the development of anti-capital punishment sentiment in antebellum American Literature. Drawing on republican criminal reform theories, prominent American authors and social reformers advocated for the abolition of the gallows, justice, and criminal reform for the diverse citizens of the young republic.
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| ISBN/EAN | 9781666912524 |
| Auteur | Christopher Allan Black |
| Uitgever | Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V. |
| Taal | Engels |
| Uitvoering | Gebonden in harde band |
| Pagina's | 302 |
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