{"product_id":"death-penalty-on-trial-gary-gershman-9781851096060","title":"Death Penalty on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extensive survey of the pros and cons, evolution, and current issues surrounding one of the hottest topics in today's social debates.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath Penalty on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents\u003c\/i\u003e sifts through the rhetoric, politics, and emotion that characterize one of the most highly discussed, yet least understood issues facing the United States today. Placing the death penalty in a historical perspective with an emphasis on the last 50 years, this case-driven volume explains the legal theory that has perpetuated it and the judicial reasoning, both pro and con, behind such landmark Supreme Court cases as \u003ci\u003eFurman v. Georgia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe United States of America v. Alan Quinones\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the first Massachusetts Bay Colony execution and the inventions of the electric chair and gas chamber to DNA testing of inmates, readers will learn how and why capital punishment continues to be so controversial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Gershman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 185109606X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851096060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.32w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2005 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2005 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRec Ref Bks for Small\/Med Libr\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 248","brand":"Gary Gershman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46545747149055,"sku":"9781851096060","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dcbd6d07-464b-4c90-ba58-323b62273bf0.jpg?v=1738183223","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-penalty-on-trial-gary-gershman-9781851096060","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}