Penitentiaries, punishment, & military prisons : familiar responses to an extraordinary crisis during the American Civil War / Angela M. Zombek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zombek, Angela M., 1981- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisons.

History.

Prisoners of war.

Military prisons.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons.

United States.

Military prisons--United States--History--19th century.

Military prisons--Confederate States of America--History.

Prisoners of war--United States--History--19th century.

Prisoners of war--Confederate States of America--History.

Prisons--United States--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

xxi, 287 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Penitentiaries, punishment, and military prisons

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [2018]

Summary:

"While primarily focusing on the Civil War years, the author looks back to the early 1800s to explain the establishment and function of penitentiaries, discussing how military and civil punishments continuously influenced each other throughout the Civil War era."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Shared theories: commonalities among Federal, State, civil, and military punishments

Penitentiaries and military prisons: built on common ground

Regulating operation: penitentiary and military prison officials' quest for order

The internal world of the prison: inmates' identity and disobedience

Life out there: inmates' communications with the outside world

Shifting power dynamics: abused privileges and escape attempts

Fallen from grace: the experience of female inmates

War's legacy: closing military prisons and rethinking penitentiaries

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781606353554

1606353551

OCLC:

1017578051

Publisher Number:

40028216597