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Cultures of confinement : a history of the prison in Africa, Asia and Latin America / eds.: Frank Dikèotter and Ian Brown.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Hurst and Company ; c2007.Description: xi, 335 p. : ills., photos ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781850658450
  • 1850658455
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV 9837 C968 2007
Contents:
Introduction / Frank Dikotter -- Prisons and prisoners in modernising Latin America (1800-1940) / Carlos Aguirre -- The shadow of rule : colonial power and modern punishment in Africa / Florence Bernault -- Regulation, reform and resistance in the Middle Eastern prison / Anthony Gorman -- India : the contested prison / David Arnold -- Sepoys, servants and settlers : convict transportation in the Indian Ocean, 1787-1945 / Clare Anderson -- South East Asia : reform and the colonial prison / Ian Brown -- The promise of repentance : the prison in modern China / Frank Dikotter -- Envisioning the colonial prison / Clare Anderson and David Arnold.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HV 9837 C968 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000049030

Contribs.: Carlos Aguirre ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Introduction / Frank Dikotter -- Prisons and prisoners in modernising Latin America (1800-1940) / Carlos Aguirre -- The shadow of rule : colonial power and modern punishment in Africa / Florence Bernault -- Regulation, reform and resistance in the Middle Eastern prison / Anthony Gorman -- India : the contested prison / David Arnold -- Sepoys, servants and settlers : convict transportation in the Indian Ocean, 1787-1945 / Clare Anderson -- South East Asia : reform and the colonial prison / Ian Brown -- The promise of repentance : the prison in modern China / Frank Dikotter -- Envisioning the colonial prison / Clare Anderson and David Arnold.

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