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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartnett, Stephen John.

Series:

Rhetoric and public affairs series.

Rhetoric and public affairs series

Executing democracy ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capital punishment--United States--History.

Capital punishment.

Crime--United States--History.

Crime.

Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States--History.

Rhetoric.

United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

United States.

United States--History--1783-1865.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Capital punishment & the making of America, 1683-1807.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing, Mich : Michigan State University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Vol. 1. Capital punishment & the making of America, 1683-1807

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-62895-071-4

1-60917-207-8

OCLC:

793947626