Culture of vengeance and the fate of american justice, the
Auteur :
Aladjem, Terry K.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521713863
Date de publication :
14 janv. 2008
Dimensions :
22,7 x 15,0 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
370 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
From the return of the death penalty to the wars on terror and in Iraq, Americans demand retribution and moral certainty; they assert the 'rights of victims' and make pronouncements against 'evil'. Terry Aladjem argues that this dangerously authoritarian turn has its origins in the tradition of liberal justice itself.