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From: Self <PAYSON/KJCOOK>
Friends,
I'm proud to announce the publication of my new book, Divided
Passions: Public Opinions on Abortion and the Death Penalty. I'm
passing along this messagefrom my publisher, in case any one out there
might be interested in this topic.
Best regards,
Kim Cook
kjcook@usm.maine.edu
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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 98 9:59:28 EST
Dear Kimberly:
I think it's a great idea to announce your book to the e-mail
networks, but I suggest waiting for about another month when books
will be in the warehouse. The copy that appeared in our fall 1997
catalogue follows. As far as ordering information, I think it would
be best to refer people to our web site-- www.neu.edu/nupress.
Best,
Jill
Divided Passions
Public Opinions on Abortion and the Death Penalty
Kimberly J. Cook
Abortion and capital punishment are bitterly contested issues that
provoke passionate yet contradictory attitudes about life and death.
Drawing on in-depth interviews conducted with a diverse group of
people who shared their views on religion, race, gender, and politics,
Kimberly J. Cook probes the cultural forces underlying the apparent
paradox of opposition to abortion and support for the death penalty.
The author frames her insightful examination within the context of the
legal, political, and theoretical histories of abortion and capital
punishment. Combining excerpts from her interviews with statistical
analysis, she skillfully explores the full range of stances on these
divisive social issues: pro-choice, anti-death penalty; pro-choice,
pro-death penalty; pro-life, anti-death penalty; and pro-life,
pro-death penalty.
Cook finds that punitiveness, the desire to punish those who are
perceived to violate a code of ethical behavior, is a common thread
that links and explains the inconsistencies in public opinion. Her
groundbreaking work analyzes and interprets perspectives on abortion
and capital punishment in new and provocative ways.
Kimberly J. Cook is Assistant Professor of Criminology at the
University of Southern Maine. She lives in North Berwick, Maine.
April 320 pages tables notes bibliography index
ISBN 1-55553-330-2 cloth $45.00s
Kimberly J. Cook
Dept of Criminology
University of Southern Maine
P.O. Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104
U.S.A.
207-780-4399 (office)
207-780-4987 (fax)
kjcook@usm.maine.edu