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Paperback The Medieval Prison: A Social History Book
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ISBN: 0691162050

ISBN13: 9780691162058

The Medieval Prison: A Social History

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The modern prison is commonly thought to be the fruit of an Enlightenment penology that stressed man's ability to reform his soul. The Medieval Prison challenges this view by tracing the institution's emergence to a much earlier period beginning in the late thirteenth century, and in doing so provides a unique view of medieval prison life.

G. Geltner carefully reconstructs life inside the walls of prisons in medieval Venice, Florence,...

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