Penitentiaries, Punishment, and 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):

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

United States.

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

Prisons.

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

Prisoners of war.

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

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

Military prisons.

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

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

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.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781631013409

1631013408

9781631013393

1631013394

OCLC:

1037286084