A Global History of Execution and the Criminal Corpse
Abstract
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; traitorsDOI
10.1057/9781137444011ISBN
9781137443991OCN
922700612Publisher
Springer NaturePublisher website
https://www.springernature.com/gp/products/booksPublication date and place
Basingstoke, 2015Imprint
Palgrave MacmillanSeries
Palgrave Historical Studies in the Criminal Corpse and its Afterlife,Classification
General & world history
Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
Social & cultural history
Criminal or forensic psychology
International criminal law
Criminal law & procedure