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Against the Death Penalty: Writings from the First Abolitionists—Giuseppe Pelli and Cesare Beccaria
Against the Death Penalty: Writings from the First Abolitionists—Giuseppe Pelli and Cesare Beccaria
Cesare Beccaria
The first known abolitionist critique of the death penalty-here for the first time in EnglishIn 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
226 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 10, 2020 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691209883 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 232 |
| Dimensions | 242 × 164 × 24 mm · 544 g |
| Editor | Garnsey, Peter |
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