Punishment, Prisons, and Patriarchy : Liberty and Power in the Early Republic.

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Punishment, Prisons, and Patriarchy tells the story of how first-generation Americans coupled their legacy of liberty with a penal philosophy that promoted patriarchy, especially for marginal Americans. American patriots fought a revolution in the name of liberty. Their victory celebrations barely e...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kann, Mark E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Prisons > United States > History.
Punishment > United States > History.
Prisons > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology.
Prisons
Punishment
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Punishment, Prisons, and Patriarchy tells the story of how first-generation Americans coupled their legacy of liberty with a penal philosophy that promoted patriarchy, especially for marginal Americans. American patriots fought a revolution in the name of liberty. Their victory celebrations barely ended before leaders expressed fears that immigrants, African Americans, women, and the lower classes were prone to vice, disorder, and crime. This spurred a generation of penal reformers to promote successfully the most systematic institution ever devised for stripping people of liberty: the peniten.
Physical Description:1 online resource (347 pages)
ISBN:9780814749227
0814749224

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