The Oxford History of the Prison by Norval Morris

The Oxford History of the Prison by Norval Morris

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 *

Norval Morris is Julius Kreeger Professor of Law and Criminology at the University of Chicago. David J. Rothman is Bernard Schoenberg Professor of Social Medicine the College of Physicians and Surgeons, as well as Professor of History at Columbia University.

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ISBN 13	9780195118148
ISBN 10	0195118146
Title	The Oxford History of the Prison
Author	Norval Morris
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	1998-02-26
Number of pages	448
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