The next frontier : national development, political change, and the death penalty in Asia / [electronic resource] David T. Johnson, Franklin E. Zimring. Johnson, David T. (David Ted), 1960- Zimring, Franklin E. Capital punishment Asia. Capital punishment Asia Case studies. HV8699.A78 364.66095 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. The authors review the prospects for abolition of the death penalty throughout Asia in a series of authoritative case studies and investigate the continuities and limits between European abolition and attendant human rights perspectives and the culture, government, and policy of Asian nations. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. 2009. 2009 Text 1 online resource (xix, 522 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195337402.001.0001 eng Studies in crime and public policy Studies in crime and public policy. Asia. Asia