Notorious prisons of the world
Wade, Stephen, 1948-2013
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Every civilisation has had its dissenters and its 'deviants' - criminals as well as political offenders - and so prisons became essential to the retention of power. As the centuries passed after classical times, and prisons were needed for other categories of person, states across the world began to cater for a variety of prisoners and legal systems became more closely linked to incarceration. This book traces this development, from the state prisons of Athens and Rome, through to the birth of the house of correction and the penitentiary.
Main title:
Notorious prisons of the world / Stephen Wade.
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Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Wharncliffe Books, 2013.
Collation:
208 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781783030170 (pbk)
Dewey class:
365
Language:
English
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BRN:
1066988
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