| Penal Practice and Culture, 1500-1900: Punishing the English 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Griffiths, Paul (Author), Devereaux, Simon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349432695 ISBN-13: 9781349432691 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Penology - Social Science | Violence In Society - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 365.942 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 319 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern - 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. |