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Leviathan's Choice: Capital Punishment in the Twenty-First Century [Hardback]

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  • Formāts: Hardback, 440 pages, height x width x depth: 233x157x29 mm, weight: 680 g
  • Izdošanas datums: 24-Nov-2002
  • Izdevniecība: Rowman & Littlefield
  • ISBN-10: 0847697304
  • ISBN-13: 9780847697304
Citas grāmatas par šo tēmu:
  • Formāts: Hardback, 440 pages, height x width x depth: 233x157x29 mm, weight: 680 g
  • Izdošanas datums: 24-Nov-2002
  • Izdevniecība: Rowman & Littlefield
  • ISBN-10: 0847697304
  • ISBN-13: 9780847697304
Citas grāmatas par šo tēmu:
The death penalty is one of the most contentious issues of our time and has generated an astonishing amount of arguments both for and against capital punishment. Out of this debate, Martinez, Richardson, and Hornsby have crafted the broadest and most balanced account to date. The Leviathan's Choice: Capital Punishment in the Twenty-First Century explores the death penalty from four distinct perspectivesphilosophical, theological, social science, and legaland includes scholarly essays on both sides of the debate. An ideal reader for students and policy makers, The Leviathan's Choice is essential for everyone following the arguments surrounding the death penalty.

Recenzijas

Superb collection on the death penalty. These extremely well-written essays offer arguments both in favor of and opposed to the death penalty. Anyone desiring a deeper understanding of the complexities of the death penalty can now choose from an incredibly broad selection of substantive essays. Essential. * CHOICE *

Papildus informācija

Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2003.
Preface and Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Perspectives on the Death Penalty xi
J. Michael Martinez
William D. Richardson
D. Brandon Hornsby
PART 1: PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES
Low Deeds and High Goods: Philosophical Foundations of the Death Penalty in the American Regime
3(16)
J. Michael Martinez
William D. Richardson
Cheryl A. Brown
Bearing Witness and Writing History in the Struggle against Capital Punishment
19(10)
Austin Sarat
Why Capital Punishment?
29(12)
Ernest van den Haag
``Woe to the Hand That Shed This Costly Blood'': Philosophical Arguments against the Death Penalty
41(28)
J. Michael Martinez
PART 2: THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
Religious Orientation, Race, and Support for the Death Penalty
69(12)
Robert L. Young
Theological Arguments and the Case against Capital Punishment
81(28)
Mark Douglas
Is Capital Punishment Wrong?
109(6)
Jacob J. Vellenga
Deliverance from the Vicious Cycles of Murder
115(26)
Glen H. Stassen
PART 3: SOCIAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVES
Social Science Data and the Death Penalty: Understanding the Debate over ``A Broken System''
141(18)
M. Christine Cagle
J. Michael Martinez
Fatal Flaws: The Implementation of the Death Penalty in the States
159(16)
Elizabeth Theiss Smith
Race and the Death Penalty
175(20)
John C. McAdams
``The Executioner's Face Is Always Well Hidden'': Social Science Arguments against Capital Punishment
195(18)
J. Michael Martinez
PART 4: LEGAL PERSPECTIVES
Massive Resistance: Capital Punishment, the Abolitionist Movement, and the Supreme Court
213(14)
Douglas Clouatre
``Freakishly Imposed'' or ``Fundamentally Fair''? Legal Arguments against the Death Penalty
227(22)
J. Michael Martinez
Legal Arguments in Favour of the Death Penalty
249(22)
J. Michael Martinez
Flaws in Capital Sentencing: Skewing the Reasoned Moral Response
271(30)
Chris Hutton
PART 5: FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
The Death Penalty and the International Community: Evolving Norms or Persistent Differences?
301(14)
Timothy J. Schorn
Reflections on the Future of the Death Penalty
315(6)
Robert A. Miller
Notes 321(70)
Index 391(14)
About the Contributors 405


J. Michael Martinez teaches political science at Kennesaw State University and is a practicing attorney. William D. Richardson is professor of political science, chair of the Department of Political Science, and director of the W. O. Farber Center for Civic Leadership at the University of South Dakota. D. Brandon Hornsby is an attorney in Atlanta, Georgia.