The Death Penalty in Contemporary China

By Susan Trevaskes

Book Overview

China's infamous death penalty record is the product of firm Party-state control and policy-setting. Though during the 1980s and 1990s, the Party's emphasis was on "kill many," in the 2000s the direction of policy began to move toward "kill fewer." This book details the policies, institutions, and story behind the reform of the death penalty.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134937816X
• ISBN13: 9781349378166
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"