From noose to needle capital punishment and the late liberal state / Timothy V. Kaufman-Osborn.

Author/creator Kaufman-Osborn, Timothy V., 1953-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAnn Arbor : University of Michigan Press,
Descriptionx, 251 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesLaw, meaning, and violence
Contents What is a death sentence? -- John Locke's noose -- The metaphysics of the hangman -- Silencing the voice of pain -- Womanhood unsexed on the gallows -- Needling the sovereign.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2002005407
ISBN0472112910 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0472088904 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBNebook