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Book The great world of London

Download or read book The great world of London written by Henry Mayhew and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Criminal Prisons of London  and Scenes of Prison Life

Download or read book The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes of Prison Life written by Henry Mayhew and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes of Prison Life  1862

Download or read book The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes of Prison Life 1862 written by Henry Mayhew and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1862 Edition.

Book A Visitor s Guide to Victorian England

Download or read book A Visitor s Guide to Victorian England written by Michelle Higgs and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-02-12 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “utterly brilliant” and deeply researched guide to the sights, smells, endless wonders, and profound changes of nineteenth century British history (Books Monthly, UK). Step into the past and experience the world of Victorian England, from clothing to cuisine, toilet arrangements to transport—and everything in between. A Visitor’s Guide to Victorian England is “a brilliant guided tour of Charles Dickens’s and other eminent Victorian Englishmen’s England, with insights into where and where not to go, what type of people you’re likely to meet, and what sights and sounds to watch out for . . . Utterly brilliant!” (Books Monthly, UK). Like going back in time, Higgs’s book shows armchair travelers how to find the best seat on an omnibus, fasten a corset, deal with unwanted insects and vermin, get in and out of a vehicle while wearing a crinoline, and avoid catching an infectious disease. Drawing on a wide range of sources, this book blends accurate historical details with compelling stories to bring alive the fascinating details of Victorian daily life. It is a must-read for seasoned social history fans, costume drama lovers, history students, and anyone with an interest in the nineteenth century.

Book Criminal Prisons of London  and Scenes of Prison Life

Download or read book Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes of Prison Life written by Henry Mayhew and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The criminal prisons of London and scenes of prison life

Download or read book The criminal prisons of London and scenes of prison life written by Henry Mayhew and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Albany  Birth of a Prison     End of an Era

Download or read book Albany Birth of a Prison End of an Era written by Roy D. King and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-25 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1977, Albany: Birth of a Prison - End of an Era attempts to document and analyse some of the changes which happened in the first five and a half years of the prison’s opening and as far as possible account for them. Albany was planned and built as a medium-security establishment but the growth in the prison population meant it ended up, in part, as a maximum-security unit. At the time the prison was notorious, after a stormy series of incidents culminated in an alleged mass escape attempt and a riot, it had become known as the ‘jail of fear’ in which ‘mafia groups’ were said to ‘terrorize’ staff and prisoners alike. Despite the account inevitably being incomplete, it was hoped that lessons could be drawn, both for social research and social policy in regard to prisons.

Book Motherhood confined

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rachel E. Bennett
  • Publisher : Manchester University Press
  • Release : 2024-01-30
  • ISBN : 1526166801
  • Pages : 116 pages

Download or read book Motherhood confined written by Rachel E. Bennett and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we imagine life behind the high walls of the fortress-like prisons that were built and modified as the modern prison system was created in the mid-nineteenth century, we conjure up scenes where strict regulation prevailed to control people in body and in mind. An image that poses something of a paradox is that of mothers and their babies living in this carceral environment. This book looks behind the cell doors of these institutions to illuminate the experiences of this group of prisoners. The management of their health alongside the management of penal discipline posed complex conundrums to the prison system. Although rarely fully considered at policy level, this balancing act was negotiated by those who lived and worked in prisons on a daily basis.

Book Carceral Fantasies

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alison Griffiths
  • Publisher : Columbia University Press
  • Release : 2016-08-23
  • ISBN : 0231541562
  • Pages : 467 pages

Download or read book Carceral Fantasies written by Alison Griffiths and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking contribution to the study of nontheatrical film exhibition, Carceral Fantasies tells the little-known story of how cinema found a home in the U.S. penitentiary system and how the prison emerged as a setting and narrative trope in modern cinema. Focusing on films shown in prisons before 1935, Alison Griffiths explores the unique experience of viewing cinema while incarcerated and the complex cultural roots of cinematic renderings of prison life. Griffiths considers a diverse mix of cinematic genres, from early actualities and reenactments of notorious executions to reformist exposés of the 1920s. She connects an early fascination with cinematic images of punishment and execution, especially electrocutions, to the attractions of the nineteenth-century carnival electrical wonder show and Phantasmagoria (a ghost show using magic lantern projections and special effects). Griffiths draws upon convict writing, prison annual reports, and the popular press obsession with prison-house cinema to document the integration of film into existing reformist and educational activities and film's psychic extension of flights of fancy undertaken by inmates in their cells. Combining penal history with visual and film studies and theories surrounding media's sensual effects, Carceral Fantasies illuminates how filmic representations of the penal system enacted ideas about modernity, gender, the body, and the public, shaping both the social experience of cinema and the public's understanding of the modern prison.

Book The Criminal Prisons of London  and Scenes of Prison Life

Download or read book The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes of Prison Life written by Henry Mayhew and published by Andesite Press. This book was released on 2015-08-09 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Prisons and Prison Systems

Download or read book Prisons and Prison Systems written by Mitchel P. Roth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-11-30 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prisons have undoubtedly changed over the years, as have penal practices in general, though more so in some countries than others. Prisons and prison systems have long been an overlooked part of criminal justice research, and as a result, limited material is available on many institutions. This comprehensive encyclopedia provides a historical overview of institutions and systems around the world, as well as penal theories, prisoner culture and life, and notable prisoners and personnel. Readers will find a plethora of information including material on such famous prisons as the Tower of London and Alcatraz, as well as on such topics as boot camps and parole. Other entries include Devil's Island, supermaximum prisons, Nelson Mandela, Pennsylvania system, and Amnesty International. Numerous appendixes list famous prisoners, prison museums, prison slang, and more.

Book Captivating Subjects

Download or read book Captivating Subjects written by Julia M. Wright and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first sustained examination of the ways in which the diverse kinds of confinement intersect with Western ideologies of subjectivity, investigating the modern nation-state's reliance on captivity as a means of consolidating notions of individual and national sovereignty.

Book The Oxford History of the Prison

Download or read book The Oxford History of the Prison written by Norval Morris and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ranging from ancient times to the present, a survey of the evolution of the prison explores its relationship to the history of Western criminal law and offers a look at the social world of prisoners over the centuries.

Book Making Good

    Book Details:
  • Author : Martin Wright
  • Publisher : Waterside Press
  • Release : 2008-03-11
  • ISBN : 1906534691
  • Pages : 322 pages

Download or read book Making Good written by Martin Wright and published by Waterside Press. This book was released on 2008-03-11 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and accessible overview of the Criminal Justice System, its framework, institutions, practitioners and working methods that will be of interest to any reader seeking an up-to-date description of this important and historic sphere of public life.

Book Radical Spaces

    Book Details:
  • Author : Christina Parolin
  • Publisher : ANU E Press
  • Release : 2010-12-01
  • ISBN : 1921862017
  • Pages : 353 pages

Download or read book Radical Spaces written by Christina Parolin and published by ANU E Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RADICAL SPACES explores the rise of popular radicalism in London between 1790 and 1845 through key sites of radical assembly: the prison, the tavern and the radical theatre. Access to spaces in which to meet, agitate and debate provided those excluded from the formal arenas of the political nation-the great majority of the population-a crucial voice in the public sphere. RADICAL SPACES utilises both textual and visual public records, private correspondence and the secret service reports from the files of the Home Office to shed new light on the rise of plebeian radicalism in the metropolis. It brings the gendered nature of such sites to the fore, finding women where none were thought to gather, and reveals that despite the diversity in these spaces, there existed a dynamic and symbiotic relationship between radical culture and the sites in which it operated. These venues were both shaped by and helped to shape the political identity of a generation of radical men and women who envisioned a new social and political order for Britain.