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- catalog contributor b13041089.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description "Death Defying Steps of Extraordinary Optimism -- 1. The Sad and Sordid History of Capital Punishment -- Which crimes fit this punishment? -- The global shift away from capital punishment -- Crimes of the famously executed -- Not for humans only -- Waiting: Life on the edge of the abyss -- Which postures fit the penalty?: methods of execution -- from the cross to the syringe -- 2. Three Myths about the Death Penalty -- The myth of closure -- The myth of deterrence -- The myth of proportionality (or -- only the worst-of-the-worst get the ultimate punishment) -- 3. Finding Common Ground -- We all want to be safe -- We want our criminal justice system to be fair -- Seven ways in which the death penalty is routinely unfair -- 4. Facing Complicated Truths -- Revenge: it may feel good in the moment, but there's hell to pay the next day -- Capital punishment impacts those who impose it -- People can change -- 5. Varieties of Nonviolent Action toward the Abolition of Capital Punishment -- I. Nonviolent protest and persuasion -- II. Nonviolent noncooperation -- III. Nonviolent intervention: actions that disrupt business as usual -- IV. Building the new society -- one paper clip at a time -- V. Organizing in the religious context -- Some good news for activists -- 6. Let It Get under Your Skin (make it personal) -- Meditate on the details -- In case I'm murdered -- Say their names -- resist disappearance.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-180) and index.".
- catalog extent "192 p. :".
- catalog identifier "082641463X".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Continuum,".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "364.66/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Capital punishment United States.".
- catalog subject "HV8699.U5 M38 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "Death Defying Steps of Extraordinary Optimism -- 1. The Sad and Sordid History of Capital Punishment -- Which crimes fit this punishment? -- The global shift away from capital punishment -- Crimes of the famously executed -- Not for humans only -- Waiting: Life on the edge of the abyss -- Which postures fit the penalty?: methods of execution -- from the cross to the syringe -- 2. Three Myths about the Death Penalty -- The myth of closure -- The myth of deterrence -- The myth of proportionality (or -- only the worst-of-the-worst get the ultimate punishment) -- 3. Finding Common Ground -- We all want to be safe -- We want our criminal justice system to be fair -- Seven ways in which the death penalty is routinely unfair -- 4. Facing Complicated Truths -- Revenge: it may feel good in the moment, but there's hell to pay the next day -- Capital punishment impacts those who impose it -- People can change -- 5. Varieties of Nonviolent Action toward the Abolition of Capital Punishment -- I. Nonviolent protest and persuasion -- II. Nonviolent noncooperation -- III. Nonviolent intervention: actions that disrupt business as usual -- IV. Building the new society -- one paper clip at a time -- V. Organizing in the religious context -- Some good news for activists -- 6. Let It Get under Your Skin (make it personal) -- Meditate on the details -- In case I'm murdered -- Say their names -- resist disappearance.".
- catalog title "Death defying : dismantling the execution machinery in 21st century U.S.A. / Pam McAllister.".
- catalog type "text".