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Hiding the guillotine [electronic resource] : public executions in France, 1870-1939 / Emmanuel Taïeb, translated by Sarah-Louise Raillard, foreword by Mitchel P. Roth

Author
Taïeb, Emmanuel
Uniform Title
Guillotine au secret. English
Published
Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Physical Description
xix, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Additional Creators
Raillard, Sarah-Louise and Roth, Mitchel P., 1953-
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Contents
Competition between Legal Publicity and the Press -- Conservative Representations of Executions -- The Impossible Task of Designating Execution Sites -- The Liturgical Crisis of Executionary Rituals -- Watching Executions -- Hiding a Ritual of Obedience: From Legitimization to Civilization.
Summary
"This book explores the evolution of public executions in France: the public dimension of the death penalty, its ritual and theatrical form, its attendance, and the continuous critics of this power technology"--
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ISBN
9781501750946 (hardcover)
9781501750953 (ebook)
9781501750960 (pdf)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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