The Oxford history of the prison : the practice of punishment in Western society /

The Oxford history of the prison : the practice of punishment in Western society / edited by Norval Morris and David J. Rothman.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Morris, Norval, 1923-2004, Rothman, David J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Subjects:
Prisons > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Prison before the prison: the ancient and medieval worlds / Edward M. Peters
  • The body and the state: early modern Europe / Pieter Spierenburg
  • The well-ordered prison: England, 1780-1865 / Randall McGowen
  • Perfecting the prison: United States, 1789-1865 / David J. Rothman
  • The Victorian prison: England, 1865-1965 / Sean McConville
  • The failure of reform: United States, 1865-1965 / Edgardo Rotman
  • The prison on the continent: Europe, 1865-1965 / Patricia O'Brien
  • The contemporary prison: 1965-present / Norval Morris.
  • The Australian experience: the convict colony / John Hirst
  • Local justice: the jail / Sean McConville
  • Wayward sisters: the prison for women / Lucia Zedner
  • Delinquent children: the juvenile reform school / Steven Schlossman
  • Confining dissent: the political prison / Aryeh Neier
  • The literature of confinement / W.B. Carnochan.

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