When the State Kills: Capital Punishment and the American Condition

by Austin Sarat

Book Overview

Is capital punishment just? Does it deter people from murder? What is the risk that we will execute innocent people? These are the usual questions at the heart of the increasingly heated debate about capital punishment in America. In this bold and impassioned book, Austin Sarat seeks to change the terms of that debate. Capital punishment must be stopped, Sarat argues, because it undermines our democratic society.

Sarat unflinchingly exposes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691102619
• ISBN13: 9780691102610
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

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This was my favorite book of the semester! I had to read it for one of my classes and I actually am going to keep it. It was interesting and a fairly easy read for a college student. The book provided many different examples and thoughts on problems with the death penalty and really helped to open my eyes to a different perspective.