It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The Death Penalty in American Cinema by Yvonne Kozlovsky-Golan
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Killing as punishment in the USA, whether ordained by lynch mob or by the courts, reflects a paradox of the American nation: liberal, pluralistic, yet prone to lethal violence. This book examines the encounter between the legal history of the death penalty in America and its cinematic representations, through a comprehensive narrative and historical view of films dealing with this genre, from the silent era to the present. It addresses central issues including racial prejudice and attitudes towards the execution of women, and discusses how cinema has chosen to deal with them. It explores how...
The Death Penalty in American Cinema by Yvonne Kozlovsky-Golan is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.
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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read The Death Penalty in American Cinema aloud.
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