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The killing state : capital punishment in law, politics, and culture / edited by Austin Sarat.
| Other author | Sarat, Austin. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 1999. |
| Description | xi, 263 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Capital punishment as a fact of legal, political, and cultural life: an introduction / Austin Sarat -- After the terror: mortality, equality, fraternity / Anne Norton -- Abolishing the death penalty even for the worst murderers / Hugo Adam Bedau -- A juridical Frankenstein, or death in the hands of the state / Julie M. Taylor -- Tokens of our esteem: aggravating factors in the era of deregulated death penalties / Jonathan Simon and Christina Spaulding -- "Always more to do": capital punishment and the (de)composition of law / Peter Fitzpatrick -- The executioner's dissonant song: on capital punishment and American legal values / Franklin E. Zimring -- Selling a quick fix for Boot Hill: the myth of justice delayed in death cases / Anthony G. Amsterdam -- The will, capital punishment, and cultural war / William E. Connolly -- Beyond intention: a critique of the "normal" criminal agency, responsibility, and punishment in American death penalty jurisprudence / Jennifer L. Culbert -- The cultural life of capital punishment: responsibility and representation in Dead man Walking and Last dance / Austin Sarat. |
| Local note | Little-309842--305131025650V |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 97053268 |
| ISBN | 0195120868 (acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | KF9227.C2 K56 1999 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |