The anti-gallows movement in antebellum literature : Cesare Beccaria, Monetesquieu, and republican criminal justice reform 1772-1862 / Christopher Allan Black.
| Author/creator | Black, Christopher Allan, 1976- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Lanham : Lexington Books, 2025. |
| Description | pages cm |
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| Abstract | "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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Black, Christopher Allan, 1976- Anti-gallows movement in antebellum literature Lanham : Lexington Books, 2025 9781666912531 |
| LCCN | 2024054434 |
| ISBN | 9781666912524 |
| ISBN | 1666912522 |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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