Punishment in World History by Peter N Stearns

Punishment in World History by Peter N Stearns

This book focuses on major changes in punishment patterns during the principal phases of world history, tracing continuities, reforms, and regional differences. Punishment in World History studies the official penalties enacted by governments throughout time, chronicling the limited courses of action in hunting and gathering civilizations, the array of punishments in early agricultural societies, and the various efforts to reform these patterns since the 17th and 18th centuries. There is also discussion on community sanctions and disciplinary patterns applied to children. A secondary emphasis involves analyzing different regional traditions, including the impact of the principal religions, varying definitions of punishable crime, and, in the modern period, differing levels of reliance on physical punishments and imprisonment. The regional analysis also pays close attention to the effects of colonialism, imperialism, and the slave trade. Ending with an assessment of the contemporary period, the book considers the efforts to develop and apply global standards to punishment. With far-reaching coverage of a variety of human civilizations in history, this book is a core resource for students and scholars of the history of corrections, world history, and criminal justice.

Peter N. Stearns is University Professor of History at George Mason University. He has written widely in the fields of world history and the history of emotion, with recent books on Human Rights in World History (rev. ed.) and Happiness in World History.

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ISBN 13	9781032546766
ISBN 10	103254676X
Title	Punishment in World History
Author	Peter N Stearns
Series	Themes In World History
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2023-10-02
Number of pages	204
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