| Penal Practice and Culture, 1500-1900: Punishing the English 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Griffiths, Paul (Author), Devereaux, Simon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333997409 ISBN-13: 9780333997406 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: This is the first collection of essays to survey punishment in England in the four centuries after 1500. Its principal concerns include the punishment of petty crime, the roots of transportation, mercy, changing perceptions of the nature and impact of capital punishment, and the cultural values affecting penal developments. The contributors explore compelling new bodies of evidence to offer fresh perspectives on this area. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Penology - Social Science | Violence In Society - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 365.942 |
| LCCN: 2003056400 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.52" W x 8.76" (1.14 lbs) 319 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The English were punished in many different ways in the five centuries after 1500. This collection stretches from whipping to the gallows, and from the first houses of correction to penitentiaries. Punishment provides a striking way to examine the development of culture and society through time. These studies of penal practice explore violence, cruelty and shame, while offering challenging new perspectives on the timing of the decline of public punishment, the rise of imprisonment and reforms of the capital code. |