Name: English Society and the Prison: Time, Culture and Politics in the Development of the Modern Prison, 1850-1920
Author: Alyson Brown
ISBN: 9781843830177

by Alyson Brown

English Society and the Prison: Time, Culture and Politics in the Development of the Modern Prison, 1850-1920

by Alyson Brown

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ISBN-13: 9781843830177
ISBN: 1843830175
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Boydell Press

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Alyson Brown

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This social history analyses a period in which the modern prison faced serious challenges both on practical & philosophical grounds. These included the use of prison to victimise the poor, the disaffected & political activists, & the failure to establish the prison as a satisfactory means of punishment.Alyson Brown is the author of 'English Society and the Prison: Time, Culture and Politics in the Development of the Modern Prison, 1850-1920', published 2003 under ISBN 9781843830177 and ISBN 1843830175.

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