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Punishment and civilization : penal tolerance and intolerance in modern society / John Pratt.
LIBRA HV6947 .P73 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pratt, John.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Punishment--England--History.
- Punishment.
- Imprisonment--England--History.
- Imprisonment.
- Prisons--England--History.
- Prisons.
- History.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- x, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Punishment & civilization
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2002.
- Summary:
- Punishment and Civilization examines how a framework of punishment that suited the values and standards of the civilized world came to be set in place from around 1800 to the late 20th century.
- Throughout this text theoretical ideas and concepts are accessibly introduced and illustrated with a wide range of examples from the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It will be essential reading for students and academics of punishment, prisons and social theory.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0761947523
- 0761947531
- OCLC:
- 49593432
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