Punishment and Civilization: Penal Tolerance and Intolerance in Modern Society

by John Pratt and John Pratt

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This book examines how a framework of punishment that suited the values of the civilized world came to be set in place from around 1800 to the late 20th century. John Pratt draws on research about prison architecture, clothing, diet, hygienic arrangements and changes in penal language to establish this.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0761947531

ISBN13:9780761947530

Release Date:September 2002

Publisher:Sage Publications UK

Length:214 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.2" x 9.4"

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Social Science Social Sciences

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