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Against the Death Penalty: Writings from the First Abolitionists—Giuseppe Pelli and Cesare Beccaria
Cesare Beccaria
Against the Death Penalty: Writings from the First Abolitionists—Giuseppe Pelli and Cesare Beccaria
Cesare Beccaria
The first known abolitionist critique of the death penalty-here for the first time in EnglishIn 1764, a Milanese aristocrat named Cesare Beccaria created a sensation when he published On Crimes and Punishments. At its centre is a rejection of the death penalty as excessive, unnecessary, and pointless. Beccaria is deservedly regarded as the foun
226 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | June 4, 2024 |
ISBN13 | 9780691211947 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 232 |
Dimensions | 362 g |
Editor | Garnsey, Peter |
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