Punishment and civilization : penal tolerance and intolerance in modern society /

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'Punishment and civilization' examines how a framework of punishment that suited the values and standards of the civilized world came to be set in place from around 1800 to the late 20th century.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pratt, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2002.
Subjects:
Punishment > England > History.
Imprisonment > England > History.
Prisons > England > History.
Emprisonnement > Angleterre > Histoire.
Prisons > Angleterre > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Imprisonment
Prisons
Punishment
Strafvollzug
Cultuur.
Straffen.
Geschiedenis (vorm)
England
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; Chapter 1
  • Introduction; Chapter 2
  • Carnival, Execution and Civilization; Chapter 3
  • The Disappearance of Prison; Chapter 4
  • The Amelioration of Prison Life; Chapter 5
  • The Sanitization of Penal Language; Chapter 6
  • The Memories of Prisoners; Chapter 7
  • Bureaucratization and Indifference; Chapter 8
  • The Breakdown of Civilization; Chapter 9
  • The Gulag and Beyond; Bibliography; Index.

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