Women and Capital Punishment in the United States: An Analytical History

by David V. Baker

Book Overview

The history of the execution of women in the United States has largely been ignored and scholars have given scant attention to gender issues in capital punishment. This historical analysis examines the social, political and economic contexts in which the justice system has put women to death, revealing a pattern of patriarchal domination and female subordination.

The book includes a discussion of condemned women granted executive clemency...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786499508
• ISBN13: 9780786499502
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher