Hiding the Guillotine : Public Executions in France, 1870-1939 /

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Hiding the Guillotine examines the question of state involvement in violence by tracing the evolution of public executions in France. Why did the state move executions from the bloody and public stage of the guillotine to behind prison doors? In a fascinating exploration of a grim subject, Emmanuel...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Taïeb, Emmanuel (Autor)
Otros Autores: Raillard, Sarah-Louise, Roth, Mitchel P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2020]
Temas:
Capital punishment > France > History > 19th century.
Capital punishment > France > History > 20th century.
Guillotine > France > History > 19th century.
Guillotine > France > History > 20th century.
France.
History.
West European History.
HISTORY / Europe / France.
death penalty, capital punishment, guillotine, violence, sensitivities.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface to the U.S. Edition
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Competition between Legal Publicity and the Press
  • 2. Conservative Representations of Executions
  • 3. The Impossible Task of Designating Execution Sites
  • 4. The Liturgical Crisis of Executionary Rituals
  • 5. Watching Executions
  • 6. Hiding a Ritual of Obedience: From Legitimization to Civilization
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: List of the Individuals Executed by Year, 1870-1939
  • Notes
  • Index

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