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Autore |
Pratt John <1949-> |
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Titolo |
Punishment and civilization [[electronic resource] ] : penal tolerance and intolerance in modern society / / John Pratt |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (226 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Prisons - England - History |
Punishment - England - History |
Punishment |
Social psychology |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Figures; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Carnival, Execution and Civilization; Chapter 3 - The Disapperance of Prison; Chapter 4 - The Amelioration of Prison Life; Chapter 5 - The Sanitization of Penal Language; Chapter 6 - The Memories of Prisoners; Chapter 7 - Bureaucratization and Indifference; Chapter 8 - The Breakdown of Civilization; Chapter 9 - The Gulag and Beyond; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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'Punishment and civilization' examines how a framework of punishment that suited the values and standards of the civilized world came to be set in place from around 1800 to the late 20th century. |
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