A Global History of Execution and the Criminal Corpse

Through studies of beheaded Irish traitors, smugglers hung in chains on the English coast, suicides subjected to the surgeon's knife in Dresden and the burial of executed Nazi war criminals, this volume provides a fresh perspective on the history of capital punishment. This book has two open ac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Ward, Richard (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK 2015.
Colección:Palgrave Historical Studies in the Criminal Corpse and its Afterlife.
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Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Through studies of beheaded Irish traitors, smugglers hung in chains on the English coast, suicides subjected to the surgeon's knife in Dresden and the burial of executed Nazi war criminals, this volume provides a fresh perspective on the history of capital punishment. This book has two open access chapters under a CC BY license.
Descripción Física:336 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781137444011