Robert Turrell, White Mercy. A Study of the Death Penalty in South Africa

Turrell’s book is an in-depth look at «How a condemned man’s and woman’s fate was determined after a death sentence was handed down in South Africa». Using mercy records, Turrell examines the role of death penalty in managing homicidal violence in a racist South African during the first half of the twentieth century. The introduction of death penalty was part of England’s colonizing efforts in South Africa. Between 1900 and 1950, South Africa was the only country in the world with a rising r..

Robert Turrell, White Mercy. A Study of the Death Penalty in South Africa

Turrell’s book is an in-depth look at «How a condemned man’s and woman’s fate was determined after a death sentence was handed down in South Africa». Using mercy records, Turrell examines the role of death penalty in managing homicidal violence in a racist South African during the first half of the twentieth century. The introduction of death penalty was part of England’s colonizing efforts in South Africa. Between 1900 and 1950, South Africa was the only country in the world with a rising r..