Peter Oliver

Gebundenes Buch

'Terror to Evil-Doers'

Prisons and Punishments in Nineteenth-Century Ontario

Beschreibung

A history of the foundations of modern incarceral institutions in Ontario. Drawing on a wide range of previously unexplored material, and focusing on particular institutions, Peter Oliver provides an interpretative account of the penal system in 19th-century Upper Canada. Oliver's seminal study lays the groundwork for future students and scholars of Canadian history, criminology, and sociology. 15 illustrations.

Autor

Peter Oliver is a professor in the Department of History at York University and Editor-in-Chief of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 632
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. August 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 164mm x 47mm
• Gewicht: 1043g
• ISBN-13: 9780802043450
• ISBN-10: 0802043453
• Artikelnr.: 22174228