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245 10 $aDeath defying :$bdismantling the execution machinery in 21st century U.S.A. /$cPam McAllister.
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300 $a192 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 171-180) and index.
505 0 $aDeath Defying Steps of Extraordinary Optimism -- 1. The Sad and Sordid History of Capital Punishment -- Which crimes fit this punishment? -- The global shift away from capital punishment -- Crimes of the famously executed -- Not for humans only -- Waiting: Life on the edge of the abyss -- Which postures fit the penalty?: methods of execution -- from the cross to the syringe -- 2. Three Myths about the Death Penalty -- The myth of closure -- The myth of deterrence -- The myth of proportionality (or -- only the worst-of-the-worst get the ultimate punishment) -- 3. Finding Common Ground -- We all want to be safe -- We want our criminal justice system to be fair -- Seven ways in which the death penalty is routinely unfair -- 4. Facing Complicated Truths -- Revenge: it may feel good in the moment, but there's hell to pay the next day -- Capital punishment impacts those who impose it -- People can change -- 5. Varieties of Nonviolent Action toward the Abolition of Capital Punishment -- I. Nonviolent protest and persuasion -- II. Nonviolent noncooperation -- III. Nonviolent intervention: actions that disrupt business as usual -- IV. Building the new society -- one paper clip at a time -- V. Organizing in the religious context -- Some good news for activists -- 6. Let It Get under Your Skin (make it personal) -- Meditate on the details -- In case I'm murdered -- Say their names -- resist disappearance.
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