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Capital punishment in the United States : a documentary history

Author: Bryan Vila; Cynthia Morris
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.
Series: Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Bryan Vila; Cynthia Morris
ISBN: 0313299420 9780313299421
OCLC Number: 35990406
Description: xl, 337 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Early views on capital punishment: colonial era to independence -- The abolition movement gains ground, 1800-1917 -- War and economic depression overshadow capital punishment, 1918-1959 -- Capital punishment in the courts, 1960-1976 -- The debate begins anew, 1977-1989 -- The death penalty in the 1990s: contemporary issues.
Series Title: Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues
Responsibility: edited by Bryan Vila and Cynthia Morris.

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