Liberty'S Prisoners

Carceral Culture In Early America

by Jen Manion
language: english
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS, October of 2015 ‧
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Liberty's Prisoners chronicles how the penitentiary, though initially designed as an alternative to corporal punishment for the most egregious of offenders, quickly became a holding tank for those who attempted to lay claim to the new nation's promise of liberty.

Liberty'S Prisoners

Carceral Culture In Early America

by Jen Manion

Property Description
ISBN: 9780812247572
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS
Release Date: October of 2015
Language: English
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Format: Book
Collection: Early American Studies
Categories: Books in English > History > History of America
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780812247572

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