The Big House

by Stephen Cox

Book Overview

The complex and fascinating history of what it's like "doing time" in the "Big House," and its influence on the American imagination."The Big House" is America's idea of the prison--­a huge,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300124198
• ISBN13: 9780300124194
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.4"