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A Global History of Execution and the Criminal Corpse
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Ward, Richard (editor)
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WellcomeLanguage
EnglishAbstract
Through studies of beheaded Irish traitors, smugglers hung in chains on the English coast, suicides subjected to the surgeon's knife in Dresden and the burial of executed Nazi war criminals, this volume provides a fresh perspective on the history of capital punishment. This book has two open access chapters under a CC BY license.
Keywords
capital punishment; smugglers; history; suicides; war criminals; execution; traitors; capital punishment; smugglers; history; suicides; war criminals; execution; traitors; Autopsy; Dissection; Early modern period; England; Europe; Gallows; Germany; GibbetingDOI
10.1057/9781137444011ISBN
9781137443991Publisher
Springer NaturePublisher website
https://www.springernature.com/gp/products/booksPublication date and place
Basingstoke, 2015Grantor
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Palgrave MacmillanSeries
Palgrave Historical Studies in the Criminal Corpse and its Afterlife,Classification
General and world history
History and Archaeology
c 1500 onwards to present day
Social and cultural history
Criminal or forensic psychology
Public international law: criminal law
Criminal law: procedure and offences