The Greenhaven encyclopedia of capital punishment / Bruce E.R. Thompson ; Mary Jo Poole, consulting editor.

Provides a history of capital punishment, and of the opposition to it. Includes well-known figures on both sides of the issue. Various methods of execution are explained and their use placed in historical context. Legal terminology important to the debate is defined and explained.

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Main Author: Thompson, Bruce E. R., 1952-
Corporate Author: Gale (Firm)
Other Authors: Poole, Mary Jo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Detroit, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, [2006]
Series:Gale eBooks
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