Ending the Death Penalty: The European Experience in Global Perspective

By Andrew Hammel and Andrew Hammel

Book Overview

Introduction PART I: THE TRANSATLANTIC DEATH PENALTY DIVIDE AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF VENGEANCE America and Europe Diverge on the Death Penalty What Does The Worldwide Popularity of Capital Punishment Tell Us? The Hollow Hope of Public Education PART II: ABOLITION IN GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN, AND FRANCE Preface to Part Two Case Study One - Germany Case History Two - The United Kingdom Case History Three - France PART III: THE EUROPEAN MODEL IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT Elaborating the European Model Why the European Model Failed in the United States Conclusion - Abolitionism beyond America and Europe Bibliography

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349312355
• ISBN13: 9781349312351
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"