Hiding the guillotine : public executions in France, 1870-1939


Emmanuel Taïeb ; translated by Sarah-Louise Raillard ; foreword by Mitchel P. Roth.
Bok Engelsk 2021
Originaltittel
[ Guillotine au secret. .] Engelska
Medvirkende
Utgitt
Cornell University Press , 2021
Omfang
xix, 290 sider : illustrasjoner, figurer
Opplysninger
Første gang utgitt på fransk : 2011. - Competition between Legal Publicity and the Press -- Conservative Representations of Executions -- The Impossible Task of Designating Execution Sites -- The Liturgical Crisis of Executionary Rituals -- Watching Executions -- Hiding a Ritual of Obedience: From Legitimization to Civilization.. - "This book explores the evolution of public executions in France: the public dimension of the death penalty, its ritual and theatrical form, its attendance, and the continuous critics of this power technology"
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Geografisk emneord
Dewey
ISBN
1-5017-5094-1

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