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Punishment : a comparative historical perspective /

"Informed by current scholarship, yet tailored to the needs of undergraduate students, this textbook presents a broad perspective on one of the most fundamental social practices. Punishment is the common response to crime and deviance in all societies. However, its particular form and purpose a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Miethe, Terance D.
Otros Autores: Lu, Hong, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Informed by current scholarship, yet tailored to the needs of undergraduate students, this textbook presents a broad perspective on one of the most fundamental social practices. Punishment is the common response to crime and deviance in all societies. However, its particular form and purpose are also linked to specific structural features of these societies in a particular time and place. Through a comparative historical analysis, the authors identify and examine the sources of similarity and difference in types of economic punishments, incapacitation devices and structures, and lethal and nonlethal forms of corporal punishment over time and place."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 240 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-229) and indexes.
ISBN:0511080506
9780511080500
9780511813801
0511813805
9780511079740
0511079745