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Inferno

An Anatomy of American Punishment

Robert A. Ferguson

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ISBN 9780674983939

Publication Date: 06/04/2018

352 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

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Robert A. Ferguson was George Edward Woodberry Professor in Law, Literature, and Criticism at Columbia University.

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