Anti-Gallows Movement in Antebellum Literature: Cesare Beccaria, Montesquieu, and Republican Criminal Justice Reform 1772-1862

Anti-Gallows Movement in Antebellum Literature: Cesare Beccaria, Montesquieu, and Republican Criminal Justice Reform 1772-1862

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This study examines the development of anti-capital punishment sentiment in antebellum American Literature. Drawing on republican criminal reform theories, prominent American authors and social reformers advocated for the abolition of the gallows, justice, and criminal reform for the diverse citizens of the young republic.


  • | Author: Christopher Allan Black
  • | Publisher: Lexington Books
  • | Publication Date: Feb 19, 2025
  • | Number of Pages: 00302 pages
  • | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
  • | ISBN-10: 1666912522
  • | ISBN-13: 9781666912524
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Author:
Christopher Allan Black
Publisher:
Lexington Books
Publication Date:
Feb 19, 2025
Number of pages:
00302 pages
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10:
1666912522
ISBN-13:
9781666912524
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