'terror to evil-doers': prisons and punishments in nineteenth-century ontario
Auteur :
Oliver, Peter
Éditeur :
University of Toronto Press
ISBN :
9780802043450
Date de publication :
22 août 1998
Dimensions :
23,3 x 16,0 x 4,6 cm
Poids :
1068 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
The history of the foundations of modern carceral institutions in Ontario. Drawing on a wide range of previously unexplored primary material, Oliver provides a narrative and interpretative account of the penal system in 19th-century Ontario.