{"product_id":"9781459717817","title":"Uncertain Justice: Canadian Women and Capital Punishment, 1754-1953","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1754 Eleanor Powers was hung for a murder committed during a botched robbery. She was the first woman condemned to die in Canada, but would not be the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUncertain Justice\u003c\/i\u003e, Beverley Boissery and Murray Greenwood portray a cast of women characters almost as often wronged by the law as they have wronged society. Starting with the Powers trial and continuing to the not-too-distant past, the authors expose the patriarchal values that lie at the core of criminal law, and the class and gender biases that permeate its procedures and applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe writing style is similar to that of a popular mystery: \"Harriet Henry lay dead. Horribly and indubitably. Her body sprawled against the bed, the head twisted at a grotesque angle. Foam engulfed the grinning mouth.\" Scholarly analysis combines with the narrative to make Uncertain Justice a fascinating and engaging read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a wealth of information about the emerging and evolving legal system and profession, the state of forensic science, the roles of juries, and the political turmoil and growing resistance to a purely class-based aristocratic form of government.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129132466416,"sku":"9781459717817","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459717817_p0.jpg?v=1763878049","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459717817","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}