Encyclopedia of capital punishment / Mark Grossman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grossman, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capital punishment--Encyclopedias.

Capital punishment.

Capital punishment--History--Encyclopedias.

History.

Executions and executioners--Encyclopedias.

Executions and executioners.

Executions and executioners--History--Encyclopedias.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

xii, 330 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [1998]

Summary:

Capital punishment is a hotly contested topic of debate worldwide, but particularly in the United States -- the only remaining Western nation with a death penalty. This carefully researched book provides a nonpartisan worldview of capital punishment, even covering issues and attitudes in countries where capital punishment is outlawed.

Entries cover capital punishment from the seventeenth century B.C.E. to the present. Included are biographies of famous individuals, significant U.S. court cases, methods of execution, and various historical and contemporary concepts.

The book also includes a chronology, bibliography, and detailed index. Those researching the issues, events, and people tied to capital punishment will turn to this volume again and again.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-299) and index.

ISBN:

0874368715

OCLC:

38976285