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Wretched Sisters: Examining Gender and Capital Punishmend - Studies in Crime and Punishment Mary Welek Atwell 2 Revised edition
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Wretched Sisters: Examining Gender and Capital Punishmend - Studies in Crime and Punishment
Mary Welek Atwell
Wretched Sisters is unique in its analysis of the legal and cultural circumstances that determine why a small number of women are sentenced to death and provides a detailed account of how these fourteen women came to be subjected to the ultimate punishment.
307 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 9, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9781433122347 |
| Publishers | Peter Lang Publishing Inc |
| Genre | Sex & Gender > Feminine |
| Pages | 307 |
| Dimensions | 225 × 152 × 21 mm · 472 g |
| Language | English |
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