The Medieval Prison – A Social History
Autor G. Geltneren Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 iul 2014
G. Geltner carefully reconstructs life inside the walls of prisons in medieval Venice, Florence, Bologna, and elsewhere in Europe. He argues that many enduring features of the modern prison--including administration, finance, and the classification of inmates--were already developed by the end of the fourteenth century, and that incarceration as a formal punishment was far more widespread in this period than is often realized. Geltner likewise shows that inmates in medieval prisons, unlike their modern counterparts, enjoyed frequent contact with society at large. The prison typically stood in the heart of the medieval city, and inmates were not locked away but, rather, subjected to a more coercive version of ordinary life. Geltner explores every facet of this remarkable prison experience--from the terror of an inmate's arrest to the moment of his release, escape, or death--and the ways it was viewed by contemporary observers.
The Medieval Prison rewrites penal history and reveals that medieval society did not have a persecuting mentality but in fact was more nuanced in defining and dealing with its marginal elements than is commonly recognized.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780691162058
ISBN-10: 0691162050
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 155 x 233 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Princeton University Press
ISBN-10: 0691162050
Pagini: 288
Dimensiuni: 155 x 233 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Princeton University Press