Punishment
a comparative historical perspective
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Contributions
- Lu, Hong, 1966- - Contributor
Publication
2005 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, England
Language
English
Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17141753M
- ISBN-10052184407X
- OCLC Control Number54913418
- OCLC Control Numberpunishmentcompar00miet_924
- Library of Congress Control Number2004049271
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- Goodreads2692521
- LibraryThing4561435
Classifications
- LCCHV8693 .M54 2005
Description
"Informed by current scholarship, yet tailored to the needs of undergraduate students, this textbook presents a broad perspective on one of the most fundamental social practices. Punishment is the common response to crime and deviance in all societies. However, its particular form and purpose are also linked to specific structural features of these societies in a particular time and place. Through a comparative historical analysis, the authors identify and examine the sources of similarity and difference in types of economic punishments, incapacitation devices and structures, and lethal and nonlethal forms of corporal punishment over time and place."--Jacket.
Subjects
Genres
- Cross-cultural studies
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