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Rites of Execution

Rites of Execution

Louis P. Masur

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Oxford University Press
Año de edición:
1991
Materia
Sociedad y cultura: general
ISBN:
9780195066630
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This study examines the conflict over capital punishment and the transformation of American culture between the Revolution and the Civil War.

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