Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-234) and index.
Contents:
Understanding habeas corpus -- Habeas corpus in the new American state, 1789-1915 -- Bodily inventions : the habeas petitioner and the corporation, 1886 -- Habeas corpus as counternarrative : the rise of due process, 1923-1953 -- Confessions and the narratives of justice, 1963-1979 -- Future dangerousness and habeas corpus, 1982-2002 -- Habeas corpus and the narratives of terrorism, 1996-2002 -- Conclusion.
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