Cesare Beccaria : the genius of "On crimes and punishments" /

Cesare Beccaria : the genius of "On crimes and punishments" /

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Author / Creator:	Hostettler, John.
Imprint:	Sherfield on Loddon, Hook, Hampshire [England] : Waterside Press ; Portland, Or. : International Specialised Book Services, North American distributor, 2011.
Description:	xviii, 160 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Beccaria, Cesare, -- marchese di, -- 1738-1794. -- Dei delitti e delle pene. Dei delitti e delle pene (Beccaria, Cesare, marchese di) Criminal law -- Philosophy. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Europe -- Early works to 1800. Criminals -- Europe -- Early works to 1800. Punishment -- Europe -- Early works to 1800. Capital punishment -- Europe -- Early works to 1800. Capital punishment. Criminal justice, Administration of. Criminal law -- Philosophy. Criminals. Punishment. Europe. Early works.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8306494

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ISBN:	1904380638 (pbk.) 9781904380634 (pbk.) 9781906534936 (ebk.) 1906534934 (ebk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-149) and index.
Summary:	"In eighteenth century continental Europe penal law was barbaric. Gallows were a regular feature of the landscape, branding and mutilation common and there existed the ghastly spectacle of men being broken on the wheel. To make matters worse, people were often tortured or put to death (sometimes both) for minor crimes and often without any trial at all. Like a bombshell a book entitled On Crimes and Punishments exploded onto the scene in 1764 with shattering effect. Its author was a young nobleman named Cesare Beccaria (1738-1794). A central message of that--now classic--work was that such punishments belonged to 'a war of nations against their citizens' and should be abolished. It was a cri de coeur for thorough reform of the law affecting punishments and it swept across the continent of Europe like wildfire, being adopted by one ruler after another. It even crossed the Atlantic to the new United States of America into the hands of President Thomas Jefferson."--Publisher.

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Call Number:	HV6023.B43 H67 2011
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