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From Noose to Needle

The author uses a new perspective on the controversial topic of capital punishment by asking how the conduct of state killing reveals broader contradictions in the contemporary liberal state, especially, but not exclusively, in the United States.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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