Diane Christian In This Timeless Time (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: In This Timeless TimeCondition: NewSubtitle: Living and Dying on Death Row in AmericaEAN: 9780807835395ISBN: 9780807835395Publisher: The University of North Carolina PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 04/16/2012Description: In this stark and powerful book, Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian explore life on Death Row in Texas and in other states, as well as the convoluted and arbitrary judicial processes that populate all Death Rows. They document the capriciousness of capital punishment and capture the day-to-day experiences of Death Row inmates in the official ""nonperiod"" between sentencing and execution.In the first section, ""Pictures,"" ninety-two photographs taken during their fieldwork for the book and documentary film Death Row illustrate life on cell block J in Ellis Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections. The second section, ""Words,"" further reveals the world of Death Row prisoners and offers an unflinching commentary on the judicial system and the fates of the men they met on the Row. The third section, ""Working,"" addresses profound moral and ethical issues the authors have encountered throughout their careers documenting the Row.Included in this enhanced ebook edition is Jackson and Christian's 1979 documentary film, Death Row.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 203mmItem Length: 229mmItem Weight: 1014gAuthor: Diane ChristianGenre: Society & CultureBook Series: Documentary Arts and Culture, Published in association with the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke UniversityTopic: Social Sciences, Arts & PhotographyRelease Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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