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The Promise of Punishment: Prisons in Nineteenth-Century France
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Promise of Punishment: Prisons in Nineteenth-Century France
Contributors:
By (Author) Patricia O'Brien
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
365.944
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
346
Dimensions:
Width 178mm, Height 254mm
Weight:
595g
Description
Patricia O'Brien traces the creation and development of a modern prison system in nineteenth-century France. The study has three principal areas of concern: prisons and their populations; the organizing principles of the system, including occupational and educational programs for rehabilitation; and the extension of punishment outside the prison wa
