Prison, Punishment and Penance in Late Antiquity |
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| Author:
| Hillner, Julia |
| ISBN: | 978-1-316-30806-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2015 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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This book argues that late antiquity introduced a legal form of punitive imprisonment, complicating the concept of the 'birth of the prison'.
This book argues that late antiquity introduced a legal form of punitive imprisonment, complicating the concept of the 'birth of the prison'.