0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Law & society

Buy Now

Peculiar Institution - America's Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,379
Discovery Miles 13 790
Peculiar Institution - America's Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition (Hardcover): David Garland

Peculiar Institution - America's Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition (Hardcover)

David Garland

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R1,379 Discovery Miles 13 790 | Repayment Terms: R129 pm x 12*

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

For many Europeans, the persistence of America's death penalty is a stark reminder of American otherness. The practice of state killing is an archaic relic, a hollow symbol that accomplishes nothing but reflects a puritanical, punitive culture - bloodthirsty in its pursuit of retribution. In debating capital punishment, the usual rhetoric points to America's deviance from the western norm: civilized abolition and barbaric retention; 'us' and 'them'. This remarkable new study by a leading social thinker sweeps aside the familiar story and offers a compelling interpretation of the culture of American punishment. It shows that the same forces that led to the death penalty's abolition in Europe once made America a pioneer of reform. That democracy and civilization are not the enemies of capital punishment, though liberalism and humanitarianism are. Making sense of today's differences requires a better understanding of American society and its punishments than the standard rhetoric allows. Taking us deep inside the world of capital punishment, the book offers a detailed picture of a peculiar institution - its cultural meaning and symbolic force for supporters and abolitionists, its place in the landscape of American politics and attitudes to crime, its constitutional status and the legal struggles that define it. Understanding the death penalty requires that we understand how American society is put together - the legacy of racial violence, the structures of social power, and the commitment to radical, local majority rule. Shattering current stereotypes, the book forces us to rethink our understanding of the politics of death and of punishment in America and beyond.

General

Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2010
First published: September 2010
Authors: David Garland
Dimensions: 237 x 163 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 428
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-959499-3
Categories: Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Law & society
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > Capital punishment
Promotions
LSN: 0-19-959499-6
Barcode: 9780199594993

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

Rule Of Law - A Memoir
Glynnis Breytenbach, Nechama Brodie Paperback  (2)
R320 R290 Discovery Miles 2 900
Lawfare - Judging Politics In South…
Michelle Le Roux, Dennis Davis Paperback R320 R286 Discovery Miles 2 860
Capable Women, Incapable States…
Poulami Roychowdhury Hardcover R2,473 Discovery Miles 24 730
The Federal Courts - An Essential…
Peter Charles Hoffer, Williamjames Hull Hoffer, … Hardcover R1,917 Discovery Miles 19 170
Civil Society in China - The Legal…
Karla W Simon Hardcover R2,983 Discovery Miles 29 830
Legal-Lay Communication - Textual…
Chris Heffer, Frances Rock, … Hardcover R3,909 Discovery Miles 39 090
Technology, the Global Economy and other…
Koichi Miki Hardcover R4,596 Discovery Miles 45 960
Flawed Convictions - "Shaken Baby…
Deborah Tuerkheimer Hardcover R1,596 Discovery Miles 15 960
The Rise of Corporate Religious Liberty
Micah Schwartzman, Chad Flanders, … Hardcover R3,838 Discovery Miles 38 380
Emerging Technologies - Ethics, Law and…
Gary E Marchant, Wendell Wallach Hardcover R10,054 Discovery Miles 100 540
New Directions in Law and Literature
Elizabeth S. Anker, Bernadette Meyler Hardcover R3,345 Discovery Miles 33 450
Making Rights Claims - A Practice of…
Karen Zivi Hardcover R1,934 Discovery Miles 19 340

See more

Partners