{"product_id":"american-roulette-9780520344396","title":"American Roulette","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This important book, whose insights fill a gap in our understanding of the death penalty . . . will be of immense value not only to scholars and practitioners in the field, but to all potential 'punitive citizens.'\" * Punishment \u0026amp; Society *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAmerican Roulette\u003c\/i\u003e is a very good book, smart, easy to read, and chock full of incisive ideas about the US death penalty in the twenty-first century.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Law \u0026amp; Society Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"Kaufman offers a refreshing perspective that reveals novel insights and implications. A notable strength of the book is its appeal to a wide variety of audiences. It could be a required or supplement text for undergraduate or graduate courses, but it would also be digestible to a member of the public with an interest in the death penalty.\" * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART I. THE SOCIAL LOGIC OF DEATH PENALTY CASES\u003cbr\u003e 1. Constructing Capital Homicide \u003cbr\u003e 2. Governing Capital Sentencing \u003cbr\u003e 3. The Capital Sentencing Field \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART II. THE SOCIAL LOGIC OF DEATH PENALTY TRIALS\u003cbr\u003e 4. Performing Punitive Citizenship \u003cbr\u003e 5. Performing Mercy \u003cbr\u003e 6. Performing Danger \u003cbr\u003e 7. Mourners in the Court \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Methodology \u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Court Cases Cited \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402935116119,"sku":"9780520344396","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-roulette-9780520344396","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}