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Capital punishment in the United States : a documentary history / edited by Bryan Vila and Cynthia Morris.

Contributor(s): Vila, Bryan, 1947- | Morris, Cynthia, 1961-.
Material type: TextTextSeries: Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues. Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-325) and index.Description: xl, 337 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0313299420 (alk. paper).Subject(s): Capital punishment -- United States -- History -- Sources | Capital punishment -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History | Capital punishment -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States | United States -- Politics and government | United States -- History -- SourcesDDC classification: 364.66/0973
Contents:
Early views on capital punishment: colonial era to independence -- The abolition movement gains ground, 1800-1917 -- War and economic depression overshadow capital punishment, 1918-1959 -- Capital punishment in the courts, 1960-1976 -- The debate begins anew, 1977-1989 -- The death penalty in the 1990s: contemporary issues.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-325) and index.

Early views on capital punishment: colonial era to independence -- The abolition movement gains ground, 1800-1917 -- War and economic depression overshadow capital punishment, 1918-1959 -- Capital punishment in the courts, 1960-1976 -- The debate begins anew, 1977-1989 -- The death penalty in the 1990s: contemporary issues.

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