Andrew Rutherford Livres

Of the two volumes, A Sahib's War and Other Stories and Friendly Brook and Other Stories, Professor Rutherford, who selected the contents of both volumes, writes: 'There are fewer tales of Empire than the popular stereotype of Kipling might lead readers to expect....Increasingly he was preoccupied by the condition of England herself, as he rebuked her blindness, folly and complacency, and sought reassurance in groups, types, or individuals who might still redeem her backslidings.

This work compiles for the first time in one volume significant recent articles, book reviews, documents, and statistics dealing with the death penalty and its abolition. Drawing on a wide range of international sources, the compendium offers a wealth of previously inaccessible information on recent worldwide developments in capital punishment studies and litigation, and provides the most thorough collection of statistical data on the subject.