US Edition: The Penalty Is Death
state power, law, and justice
$53.65
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
2 August 2022
Summary
An updated edition of the classic study of capital punishment originally published 50 years ago, with a new introduction by Barry Jones.
The Penalty Is Death was first published in 1968, in the aftermath of the hanging of Ronald Ryan in Victoria–the last man executed in Australia. At the time, capital punishment had been abolished as the penalty for murder in only 30 nations, although there was a moratorium on its use in many more. In 2022, the number of abol…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781957363387 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 195736338X |
| Author: | Barry Jones |
| Publisher: | Scribe Publications |
| Imprint: | Scribble |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 2 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 470g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 155mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
“More than 50 years after its first publication, Jones’ book is still a valuable resource for advocates against the death penalty across the world.”
–Matthew Coe, Hearsay
Praise for What Is To Be Done:
“Almost four decades ago, Barry Jones foretold the future with his seminal book, Sleepers, Wake! Now, he is back, with new energy and insights. For those wanting to understand the confounding age in which we live, What Is To Be Done is essential reading. I hope it will galvanize the many debates we need to have if we are to shape a better future.”
–Julia Gillard AC
Praise for What Is To Be Done:
“The author of this book is a genius. He irritates the hell out of people of all political loyalties. He reads virtually everything that matters. In these pages we, his readers, are the beneficiaries. Forty years after his masterpiece Sleepers, Wake! he tackles the challenges of a new age: the digital world, climate change, COVID-19, and widespread political disillusionment. If any author can offer us thoughtful directions for what is to be done, it is Barry Jones.”
–Michael Kirby AC CMG
Praise for What Is To Be Done:
”[Barry Jones is an] irrepressible, hugely intelligent, always insightful and utterly unique man … What Is To Be Done blends an astonishing array of scholarly research- with insights from history, philosophy and literature, coupled with biographical reflections and anecdotes, to assemble political and policy recommend-ations that make a persuasive case for a new way forward.”
–Troy Bramston, The Australian
Barry Jones
Barry Jones was a Labor member of the Victorian and Commonwealth parliaments, led the campaign to abolish the death penalty, and became Australia’s longest-serving minister for science from 1983 to 1990. His books include Sleepers, Wake!, A Thinking Reed, Dictionary of World Biography, The Shock of Recognition, and, most recently, What is to be Done- political engagement and saving the planet. He received a Companion of the Order of Australia, Australia’s highest award, in 2014, and, at the age of 89, is a ‘living national treasure’.
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