The Trial and Execution of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman 9781409939573

The Trial and Execution of Socrates: Sources and Controversies 0195119800, 9780195119800

Socrates is one of the most important yet enigmatic philosophers of all time; his fame has endured for centuries despite

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The Capture and Trial of Adolf Eichmann: The History of Israel’s Abduction and Execution of the Holocaust’s Architect

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Eichmann's capture written by some of the Mossad participants *Includes a

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Outright Assassination: The Trial and Execution of Antun Sa'adeh, 1949 0863724191, 9780863724190

Since the trial and execution of Antun Sa'adeh was held, many complex issues have been raised: Why the secrecy and

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The Many Deaths of Jew Süss: The Notorious Trial and Execution of an Eighteenth-Century Court Jew 9781400887804

A groundbreaking historical reexamination of one of the most infamous episodes in the history of anti-Semitism Joseph

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A Madman's Will: John Randolph, Four Hundred Slaves, and the Mirage of Freedom 1324092211, 9781324092216

The untold saga of John Randolph’s 383 slaves, freed in his much-contested will of 1821, finally comes to light. Few le

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The Execution of Admiral John Byng as a Microhistory of Eighteenth-Century Britain 9780367767556, 1968072272

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The Quest of the Historical Gospel: Mark, John and the Origins of the Gospel Genre 9780415150934, 0415150930, 0203442008, 9780203442005, 9780585453514

The Quest of the Historical Gospel explores the nature and origin of the gospel genre. After a review of the promises an

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Are You the Christ?: The Trial Narrative in the Gospel of Mark [13] 0884140210

the present work is an attempt to apply a new methodology to the Marcan narrative of the trial before the Sanhedrin

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The Age of Phillis 9780819579515, 2019040204, 2019040205, 9780819579492, 0819579513

In 1773, a young, African American woman named Phillis Wheatley published a book of poetry that challenged Western preju

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Lethal Injection and the False Promise of Humane Execution 9781503634510

With a history marked by incompetence, political maneuvering, and secrecy, America's "most humane" execut

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