Lethal punishment: lynchings and legal executions in the south
Auteur :
Vandiver, Margaret
Éditeur :
Rutgers University Press
ISBN :
9780813537290
Date de publication :
8 déc. 2005
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
454 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Why did some offenses in the South end in mob lynchings while similar crimes led to legal executions? Why did still other cases have nonlethal outcomes? Here, the author explores the complex relationship between these two forms of lethal punishment, challenging the assumption that executions consistently grew out of - and replaced - lynchings.