The anti-gallows movement in antebellum literature : Cesare Beccaria, Monetesquieu, and republican criminal justice reform 1772-1862 /

This study examines the development of anti-capital punishment sentiment in antebellum American Literature. Drawing on republican criminal reform theories, prominent American authors and social reformers advocated for the abolition of the gallows, justice and criminal reform for the diverse citizens...

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Main Author: Black, Christopher Allan, 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2025].
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Evans: Library Stacks

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Call Number: PS217.C35 B53 2025
 
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