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Penitentiaries, Reformatories, and Chain Gangs: Social Theory and the History of Punishment in Nineteenth-Century America M. Colvin Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997 edition
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Penitentiaries, Reformatories, and Chain Gangs: Social Theory and the History of Punishment in Nineteenth-Century America
M. Colvin
The very definition of punishment in America has been subject to a variety of changes, and has served as the basis for much debate over the course of America's history.
294 pages, X, 294 p.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 6, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9781349404483 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 294 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 454 g |
| Language | English |
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