English Society and the Prison: Time, Culture and Politics in the Development of the Modern Prison, 1850-1920

by Alyson Brown

This social history analyses a period in which the modern prison experienced some of its most serious challenges both on a practical and philosophical level. These include the way in which prison was utilised to deal with poor, disaffected and political sections of society, and the failure to establish in the prison a legitimate means of punishment. English prisons have been the site of continued struggles over power, waged between prisoners, prison...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843830175
• ISBN13: 9781843830177
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.7"