...This chapter concerns itself specifically with the general rejection of sanction nullification. It notes that the preponderance of evidence shows that sanction nullification was the predominant form of jury nullification in France during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The chapter observes...

... of evidence in the production of knowledge. Sidney Mintz has always been concerned with what counts as evidence, what should count as evidence even if others have failed to notice it, and how evidence is used to bolster claims in everyday life as well as in scholarship. That many of these claims and uses...

...This chapter reviews in depth the evidence presented about Terri's wishes. The current legal standards for removing life support have made figuring out what Terri Schiavo might have said as the most important issue to be resolved—meaning people take whatever evidence they find and work...

... scholarship, oral history methodologies, and documentary epistemologies to address two questions: Who gets to tell the story? What counts as historical evidence? These are deceptively simple questions and so vital to knowledge production that this essay at the end of the book addresses them more thoroughly...

.... Ultimately, the Records Relating to Murders and Outrages shows the bravery of Black people to seek justice in dark times while providing today’s Americans with evidence essential for a full reckoning of our nation’s history. Freedmen’s Bureau Ku Klux Klan lynching Wells Barnett Ida B Chicago Tribune Du...

...This book plays a key role in enhancing the understanding of readers regarding the role of Puritanism in the reestablishment of political trends and institutions in colonial New England during the seventeenth century. The text provides compelling evidence to demonstrate how Puritanism played...

... to the Social Determinants of Health?” Wolff Marmot Michael Whitehall study Consonance of the good Bias Equity Social determinants of health Health inequalities Empirical research Evidence Social justice This chapter examines the interplay between normative judgments and empirical research. Using...

...This chapter shows that, long after slavery, it is common to see the black body not merely as evidence of humanity but also as an object, and as a metaphor for other objects, so that the desirable and raced body is densely related to the symbolic surround of American consumer culture. To visualize...

... in homes across America as entertainment for children. Though its journey since then has been, to say the least, remarkable, the author has never been able to pinpoint precisely how it took root as a cross-generational touchstone. What the author has had is an enormous amount of anecdotal evidence...

... and perpetuated by those who believe it will aid in the positive remembrance of the Confederacy despite a lack of evidence. Civil War sesquicentennial Confederate flag Edgerton H K Confederate monuments Reconstruction Black Confederate Dylan Roof Confederate flag Neo-Confederate Narrative Lack...

...This chapter analyzes coroner’s Inquests from the early republic and antebellum United States to illustrate the significance of women, particularly the midwife, in investigations into infanticide and infant death. The chapter details the types of evidence considered at inquests, including...

... texts, inscriptions, coins, and material evidence, this richly illustrated study contributes to a deeper understanding of Roman political culture....