The Last Face You’ll Ever See: The Private Life of the American Death Penalty - Couverture rigide

Solotaroff, Ivan

 
9780060174484: The Last Face You’ll Ever See: The Private Life of the American Death Penalty
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ISBN 10 : 006017448X ISBN 13 : 9780060174484
Editeur : Harper, 2001

Synopsis

In fascinating detail, Ivan Solotaroff introduces us to men who carry out executions. Although the emphasis is on the personal lives of these men and of those they have to put to death, The Last Face You'll Ever See also addresses some of the deeper issues of the death penalty and connects the veiled, elusive figure of the executioner to the vast majority of Americans who have claimed to support executions since 1977. Why do we do it? Or, more exactly, why do we want to?

The Last Face You'll Ever See is not about the polarizing issues of the death penalty -- it is a firsthand report about the culture of executions: the executioners, the death-row inmates, and everyone involved in the act. An engrossing, unsettling, and provocative book, this work will forever affect anyone who reads it.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ivan Solotaroff is a journalist who has been published in Esquire, the Village Voice, and Philadelphia Magazine, among other leading magazines. He is the author of a collection of essays, No Success Like Failure. He lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

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Éditeur
Harper
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
006017448X
ISBN 13 
9780060174484
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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