Lethal state : a history of the death penalty in North Carolina / Seth Kotch.
| Author/creator | Kotch, Seth author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2019] |
| Description | pages cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Justice, Power, and Politics Justice, power, and politics. ^A1147248 |
| Contents | The general sense of justice : lynching and the death penalty, 1880-1950 -- Without howling, without squirming : reinventing the death penalty in Jim Crow North Carolina, 1910-1936 -- I cannot allow this boy to be executed : the essential role of mercy, 1910-1949 -- Intelligent and civilized sentiments : activism, discretion, and the decline of the death penalty, 1941-1961 -- An emotional craving : the revival of the death penalty in North Carolina, 1961-1984. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2018021265 |
| ISBN | 9781469649863 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1469649861 |
| ISBN | 9781469649870 (pbk : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 146964987X |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | NC Reference | HV8699.U6 N846 2019 | ✔ Available |