Bibliograph

When the state kills, capital punishment and the American condition, by Austin Sarat

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When the state kills, capital punishment and the American condition, by Austin Sarat

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-314) and index

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illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

When the state kills

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

44650912

Responsibility statement

by Austin Sarat

Sub title

capital punishment and the American condition

Table Of Contents

Introduction : "If Timothy McVeigh doesn't deserve to die, who does?" -- The return of revenge : hearing the voice of the victim in capital trials -- Killing me softly : capital punishment and the technologies for taking life -- Capital trials and the ordinary world of state killing -- The role of the jury in the killing state -- Narrative strategy and death penalty advocacy : attempting to save the condemned -- To see or not to see : on televising executions -- State killing in popular culture : responsibility and representation in Dead man walking, Last dance, and The green mile -- Conclusion : Toward a new abolitionism

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