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Harsh justice : criminal punishment and the widening divide between America and Europe / James Q. Whitman.

Author/creator Whitman, James Q., 1957-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Descriptionviii, 311 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Degradation, harshness and mercy -- Contemporary American harshness : rejecting respect for persons -- Continental dignity and mildness -- The continental abolition of degradation -- Low status in the Anglo-American world.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 273-299) and index.
LCCN 2002004838
ISBN0195155254 (cloth : acid-free paper)

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Joyner General Stacks K5103 .W48 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold