"Beyond the Law" - The Politics of Ending the Death Penalty for Sodomy in Britain

"Beyond the Law reconstructs the hitherto untold story of the political process through which the death penalty for sodomy was almost ended in 1841, emphasizing the ethical, religious, and humanitarian arguments used by those who supported the reform"--

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Charles Upchurch is an Associate Professor of British History at Florida State University and the author of Before Wilde: Sex between Men in Britain's age of Reform.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Charles Upchurch
• Verlag: Univ of Chicago Behalf of Temple Univ Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781439920336
• ISBN: 978-1-4399-2033-6
• Seiten: 326
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Gewicht: 617 g
• Serie: Sexuality Studies
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte