Liberty''s Prisoners - Carceral Culture in Early America

Informationen zum Autor Jen Manion, with a new preface by the author Klappentext Jen Manion is Associate Professor of History at Amherst College. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. Rebellious Workers Chapter 2. Sentimental Families Chapter 3. Dangerous Publics Chapter 4. Freedom's Limits Chapter 5. Sexual Orderings Conclusion Appendix Notes Index Acknowledgments

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Jen Manion, Jennifer Manion
• Edition: University of pennsylvania pr
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9780812247572
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4757-2
• Pages: 296
• Thèmes: Early American Studies; Early American Studies
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays