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Hiding the guillotine : public executions in France, 1870-1939 /

"This book explores the evolution of public executions in France: the public dimension of the death penalty, its ritual and theatrical form, its attendance, and the continuous critics of this power technology"--

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Taïeb, Emmanuel (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Raillard, Sarah-Louise (Traducteur), Roth, Mitchel P., 1953- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Francés
Publié: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Competition between Legal Publicity and the Press
  • Conservative Representations of Executions
  • The Impossible Task of Designating Execution Sites
  • The Liturgical Crisis of Executionary Rituals
  • Watching Executions
  • Hiding a Ritual of Obedience: From Legitimization to Civilization.