Prison - A Symposium

First published in 1963, this title was an attempt to discover what had been learnt from a range of prison experience - taking prison to be any form of enforced separation from the world of normal life. Including chapters on mental asylum and hospital, as well as political prison and concentration camp.

List of contents

Introduction George Mikes. Children of Auschwitz Eugene Heimler. Assisted by Thugs Paul Ignotus. Surrender, Like Marriage Russell Braddon. A Personal Affair Arthur Koestler. In British Hands Krishna Nehru Hutheesing. Warrant to Nowhere Walter Musgrave. Hospital Sentence Colin Franklin. True Madness Jeremy Bryan. Notes on Contributors.

Product details

• Authors: Mikes George
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.10.2025
• EAN: 9781032565286
• ISBN: 978-1-032-56528-6
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Prison and Prisoners
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Second World War, Legal History, Modern warfare, Penology and punishment, Prisons, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards