Lethal punishment : lynchings and legal executions in the South /

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Why did some offenses in the South end in mob lynchings while similar crimes led to legal executions? Why did still other cases have nonlethal outcomes? In this well-researched and timely book, Margaret Vandiver explores the complex relationship between these two forms of lethal punishment, challeng...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vandiver, Margaret (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2006]
Temas:
Lynching > Tennessee > History.
Executions and executioners > Tennessee > History.
Lynching > Florida > Ocala > History.
Executions and executioners > Florida > Ocala > History.
Lynchage > Tennessee > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Executions and executioners.
Lynching.
Southern States
États-Unis (Sud)
Florida > Ocala.
Southern States.
Tennessee.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Why did some offenses in the South end in mob lynchings while similar crimes led to legal executions? Why did still other cases have nonlethal outcomes? In this well-researched and timely book, Margaret Vandiver explores the complex relationship between these two forms of lethal punishment, challenging the assumption that executions consistently grew out of-and replaced-lynchings.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 284 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-273) and index.
ISBN:0813541069
9780813541068
9780813537306
0813537304

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