The Oxford History of the Prison
The Practice of Punishment in Western Society
Norval Morris editor David J Rothman editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:26th Feb '98
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The Oxford History of the Prison is an informative account of the growth and development of the prison in Western society, from classical times to the present day. In fourteen chapters -- each written by specialists in social, legal, and institutional history -- the book explores not only the complex history of the prison, but also the social world of inmates and their keepers.
timely collection of essays on the long, grim history of the prison ... The value of the collection is that it constantly makes one think why ... was 'the impulse to do good' channelled into 'creating something as strange as a prison'? * Paul Barker, The Observer *
a most challenging and disturbing book ... the book meticulously evidences the failure of mass imprisonment to deliver a minimum quality of civilised human existence ... It shows the historical continuity of injustice and absurdity in any mass system. * Bill Forsythe, New Statesman & Society *
ISBN: 9780195118148
Dimensions: 234mm x 157mm x 28mm
Weight: 640g
448 pages