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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Pain and Retribution: A Short History of British Prisons, 1066 to the Present; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; One: Grand Castles and Thieves' Holes; Two: Prisons, Penitentiaries and the Origins of the Prison System; Three: The Prisons Act of 1877 and the Gladstone Report of 1895; Four: Decarceration and the Interwar Years; Five: From World War to World Cup, 1945-1966; Six: Custody, Security, Order and Control, 1967-1991; Seven: Politicians, the Public and Privatization, 1992-2010; Endings and Beginnings; Beginnings and Endings; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements.