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Pain and Retribution : a Short History of British Prisons 1066 to the Present.
Today, the Tower of London is a tourist site, home only to the crown jewels, but not long ago the imposing structure held traitors, political prisoners, and more, often on their way to the chopping block. Even outside of this famous building, prisons have changed radically since the Norman Conquest...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Reaktion Books,
2014.
©2014 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Today, the Tower of London is a tourist site, home only to the crown jewels, but not long ago the imposing structure held traitors, political prisoners, and more, often on their way to the chopping block. Even outside of this famous building, prisons have changed radically since the Norman Conquest in 1066. In the first book on the history of prisons in Britain, former prison governor and professor of criminology David Wilson offers unrivaled insight into the penal system in England, Scotland, and Wales, charting the rise and fall of forms of punishments that take place behind their walls. |
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| Notas: | Photo AcknowledgementsIndex. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (242 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781780233239 178023323X 1780232837 9781780232836 |