Executing democracy. Volume one, Capital punishment & the making of America, 1683-1807 /

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Executing Democracy: Capital Punishment & the Making of America, 1683-1807 is the first volume of a rhetorical history of public debates about crime, violence, and capital punishment in America. This examination begins in 1683, when William Penn first struggled to govern the rowdy indentured ser...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hartnett, Stephen J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing, Mich : Michigan State University Press, 2010.
Colección:Rhetoric and public affairs series.
Temas:
Capital punishment > United States > History.
Crime > United States > History.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States > History.
Peine de mort > États-Unis > Histoire.
Discours politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Capital punishment.
Crime.
Rhetoric > Political aspects.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Executing Democracy: Capital Punishment & the Making of America, 1683-1807 is the first volume of a rhetorical history of public debates about crime, violence, and capital punishment in America. This examination begins in 1683, when William Penn first struggled to govern the rowdy indentured servants of Philadelphia, and continues up until 1807, when the Federalists sought to impose law-and-order upon the New Republic. This volume offers a lively historical overview of how crime, violence, and capital punishment influenced the settling of the New World, the American Revolution, and the f.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 331 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781609172077
1609172078
9781628960716
162896071X

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