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Penitentiaries, Reformatories and Chain Gangs: Social Theory and the History of Punishment in Nineteenth Century America
Penitentiaries Reformatories and Chain Gangs Social Theory and the History of Punishment in Nineteenth Century America
Author: Mark Colvin
Over the course of U.S. history, the very definition of punishment in America has been subject to a variety of changes and has served as the basis for much debate. Mark Colvin examines three case studies from the 19th century that represent shifts in the interpretation of punishment: the rise of penitentiaries in the Northeast; the changes in tr...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312173272
ISBN-10: 031217327X
Publication Date: 9/1997
Pages: 294
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Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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