Against the Death Penalty

Name: Against the Death Penalty
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Writings from the First Abolitionists—Giuseppe Pelli and Cesare Beccaria

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The first known abolitionist critique of the death penalty-here for the first time in English In 1764, a Milanese aristocrat named Cesare Beccaria created a sensation when he published On Crimes and Punishments. At its centre is a rejection of the death penalty as excessive, unnecessary, and pointless. Beccaria is deservedly regarded as the foun

Author Biography:

Peter Garnsey is emeritus professor of the history of classical antiquity at the University of Cambridge and emeritus fellow of Jesus College. His recent books include Thinking about Property: From Antiquity to the Age of Revolution and, with Richard Saller, The Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture.

Release date NZ

November 10th, 2020

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Edited by Peter Garnsey

Pages

232

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General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

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9780691209883

Product ID

33963587

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