| Who Owns Death?: Capital Punishment, the American Conscience, and the End of Executions Contributor(s): Lifton, Robert J. (Author), Mitchell, Greg (Author) |
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ISBN: 038079246X ISBN-13: 9780380792467 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: In this timely book, Robert Jay Lifton and Greg Mitchell investigate the mindsets of individuals involved in the death penalty -- including prison wardens, prosecutors, jurors, religious figures, governors, judges, and relatives of murder victims -- and offer a textured look at a system that perpetuates the longstanding American habit of violence. Richly rewarding and meticulously researched, "Who Owns Death?" explores the history of the death penalty in the United States, from hanging to lethal injection, and considers what this search for more "humane" executions reveals about us as individuals and as a society... and what the future of the death penalty holds for us all. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Penology - Political Science | Law Enforcement - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 364.6 |
| LCCN: 2002281716 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.3" W x 8.04" (0.50 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
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| Publisher Description: In this timely book, Robert Jay Lifton and Greg Mitchell investigate the mindsets of individuals involved in the death penalty -- including prison wardens, prosecutors, jurors, religious figures, governors, judges, and relatives of murder victims -- and offer a textured look at a system that perpetuates the longstanding American habit of violence. Richly rewarding and meticulously researched, Who Owns Death? explores the history of the death penalty in the United States, from hanging to lethal injection, and considers what this search for more humane executions reveals about us as individuals and as a society... and what the future of the death penalty holds for us all. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lifton, Robert J.: - Robert Jay Lifton's books include The Nazi Doctors, Death in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima (winner of a National Book Award), and Destroying the World to Save It. He is the director of the Center on Violence and Human Survival at John Jay College and also teaches at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.Mitchell, Greg: - Greg Mitchell is the author of several acclaimed political books, including Tricky Dick and the Pink Lady and The Campaign of the Century, as well as a memoir, Joy in Mudville. He currently serves as features editor of Editor & Publisher magazine. |