Hiding the guillotine : public executions in France, 1870-1939 / Emmanuel Taïeb ; translated by Sarah-Louise Raillard ; foreword by Mitchel P. Roth.
'Hiding the Guillotine' examines the question of state involvement in violence by tracing the evolution of public executions in France. Why did the state move executions from the bloody and public stage of the guillotine to behind prison doors? The book exposes the rituals and theatrical f...
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| Other title: | Guillotine au secret. English. Cornell scholarship online. |
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| Language: | English French |
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2021.
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