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020 _a9781032547374
_q(hardback)
020 _a9781032546766
_q(paperback)
020 _z9781003427261
_q(ebook)
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082 0 0 _a355.1 STE.P
_223
084 _2Colon Classification
100 1 _aStearns, Peter N.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aPunishment in world history /
_cPeter N. Stearns.
263 _a2309
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bRoutledge,
_c2024.
300 _apages cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aThemes in world history
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPart I - early human societies -- Punishment in hunting and gathering societies -- Early civilizations and a transformation of punishment -- Part II - the classical and postclassical periods -- The classical societies -- The postclassical period and the role of religion -- Part III - the early modern period, 1450-1800 -- The empires of Asia and Eastern Europe -- New prisons and new ideas in Western Europe -- Punishment in the new European colonies -- Part IV - the nineteenth century -- An age of reform and its limitations: Western Europe and beyond -- Reform efforts in Asia, Russia, and Latin America -- Punishment in the new empires: from the 19th century to the mid-1950s -- Part V - the contemporary period -- Major changes -- Regional patterns in the contemporary period.
520 _a"This book focuses on major changes in punishment patterns during the principal phases of world history, tracing continuities, reforms, and regional differences. With far-reaching coverage of a variety of human civilizations in history, this book is a core resource for students and scholars of the history of corrections, world history, and criminal justice"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aPunishment
_xHistory.
650 0 _aCriminal justice, Administration of
_xHistory.
650 0 _aCriminal law
_xHistory.
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aStearns, Peter N.
_tPunishment in world history
_dNew York, NY : Routledge, 2024
_z9781003427261
_w(DLC) 2023018834
942 _2ddc
_cBK
999 _c735035
_d735035