The Medieval Prison: A Social History by G. Geltner

The Medieval Prison: A Social History

G. Geltner

197 pages first pub 2008 (view editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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The modern prison is commonly thought to be the fruit of an Enlightenment penology that stressed man's ability to reform his soul. The Medieval Prison challenges this view by tracing the institution's emergence to a much earlier period beginning i...

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