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The Discovery of the Asylum: Social Order and Disorder in the New Republic (New Lines in Criminology)
The Discovery of the Asylum Social Order and Disorder in the New Republic - New Lines in Criminology
Author: David J. Rothman
This reissue of a classic study addresses a core concern of social historians and criminal justice professionals: Why in the early nineteenth century did a single generation of Americans resort for the first time to institutional care for its convicts, mentally ill, juvenile delinquents, orphans, and adult poor? Rothman's compelling analysis lin...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780202307152
ISBN-10: 0202307158
Publication Date: 8/1/2002
Pages: 380
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Publisher: Aldine
Book Type: Paperback
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