Capital Punishment: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues) - Hardcover

Kronenwetter, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0874367182 ISBN 13: 9780874367188

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 1993

Synopsis

Capital Punishment focuses on the use of the death penalty in the United States, its international status, and how foreign developments affect the country. It includes a history, a discussion of the controversies surrounding the death penalty, updated biographical sketches, and statistics. Key documents include the U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming capital punishment, a key dissent, Charles Dickens' 19th century view of the guillotine, and various papal and European Union decrees. It also includes a chronology, organizations, websites with further information, and an annotated bibliography.

In this updated survey, a thorough overview of capital punishment, author Michael Kronenwetter reveals interesting facts, for example, under Roman law, death was the penalty for publishing "insulting songs" and disturbing the city's peace.

About this title

About the Author

MICHAEL KRONENWETTER is an independent author. He has written many books on U.S. history and social issues, including Encyclopedia of Modern American Social Issues, Capital Punishment: A Reference Handbook, America in the 1960s, and How Democratic Is the United States?

Edition details

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0874367182
• ISBN 13: 9780874367188
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 242