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Copyright © 2011 by University of Massachusetts Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America lc 2011006720 isbn 978-1-55849-883-9 (paper); isbn 978-1-55849-882-2 (library cloth) Set in Scala with Typeface Six display Printed and bound by Thomson-Shore, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Who deserves to die? : constructing the executable subject / edited by Austin Sarat and Karl Shoemaker. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-55849-883-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-55849-882-2 (library cloth : alk. paper) 1. Capital punishment—Moral and ethical aspects—United States. 2. Discrimination in capital punishment—United States. I. Sarat, Austin. II. Shoemaker, Karl. hv8699.u5w49 2011 364.660973—dc22 2011006720 British Library Cataloguing in Publication data are available. To my son, Benjamin, with love and thanks for the joy he brings into my world (A.S.) [18.119.107.161] Project MUSE (2024-04-25 12:31 GMT) ...

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