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Debating Capital Punishment in Strangled Democracy of India: Political Economy of Crime and Punishment - Couverture souple

Yadavendu, Mritunjay Kumar

 
9783659226458: Debating Capital Punishment in Strangled Democracy of India: Political Economy of Crime and Punishment
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659226459 ISBN 13 : 9783659226458
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The book is a critical engagement with various debates regarding capital punishment with special reference to India. It probes the two broad approaches viz. abolitionist and retentionist through a complex unpacking of the arguments surrounding death penalties awarded to Afzal Guru (Parliament Attack Case) and Dhananjoy Chatterjee (rape and murder) by the Indian State. The book also analyze how along with the State’s ideological apparatuses the corporate media through a complex process of profiling of the accused, presented a dehumanizing ‘profile’ of the accused and the community/communities they belonged to. Media became a potent field in getting the final consensus for the death awardees. The book concludes that an abolitionist position needs to move beyond a moral, humanist or utilitarian approach since they often overlook the systemic inequities which target individuals differently.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The book is a critical engagement with various debates regarding capital punishment with special reference to India. It probes the two broad approaches viz. abolitionist and retentionist through a complex unpacking of the arguments surrounding death penalties awarded to Afzal Guru (Parliament Attack Case) and Dhananjoy Chatterjee (rape and murder) by the Indian State. The book also analyze how along with the State’s ideological apparatuses the corporate media through a complex process of profiling of the accused, presented a dehumanizing ‘profile’ of the accused and the community/communities they belonged to. Media became a potent field in getting the final consensus for the death awardees. The book concludes that an abolitionist position needs to move beyond a moral, humanist or utilitarian approach since they often overlook the systemic inequities which target individuals differently.

Biographie de l'auteur

Mritunjay Kumar Yadavendu is a Research Scholar at Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India. He has authored many articles in reputed journals and edited books. His research interests are Class, Gender, Caste, Media and Law. He is working on a book provisionally titled ‘Anthology of Caste Atrocities and Mode of Production’.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659226459
ISBN 13 
9783659226458
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
112
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