{"product_id":"the-practice-of-execution-in-ken-leyton-brown-9780774817547","title":"The Practice of Execution in Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is easy to forget that the death penalty was an accepted aspect of Canadian culture and criminal justice until 1976. \u003ci\u003eThe Practice of Execution in Canada\u003c\/i\u003e is not about what led some to the gallows and others to escape it. Rather, it examines how the routine rituals and practices of execution can be seen as a crucial social institution. Drawing on hundreds of case files, Ken Leyton-Brown shows that from trial to interment, the practice of execution was constrained by law and tradition. Despite this, however, the institution was not rigid. Criticism and reform pushed executions out of the public eye, and in so doing, stripped them of meaningful ritual and made them more vulnerable to criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Leyton-Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774817542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774817547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Ken Leyton-Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48621777322239,"sku":"9780774817547","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-practice-of-execution-in-ken-leyton-brown-9780774817547","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}