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Published in conjunction with an exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, July to December 1994. Examines the innovative design of a large prison, now a historic monument, built in Philadelphia in the 1820s, how that design was based on Quaker reform principles, and how it has influenced hundred of prisons worldwide. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Eastern State Penitentiary: Crucible of Good Intentions
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ISBN 10: 0812279654
ISBN 13: 9780812279658
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Eastern State Penitentiary: Crucible of Good Intentions
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ISBN 10: 0812279654
ISBN 13: 9780812279658
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Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. The massive Eastern State Penitentiary in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, now a National Historic Landmark, is remarkable for its innovative architecture and its pioneering system of isolation in individual cells. Heir to the energetic Quaker reformist tradition in Philadelphia in the 1820s, the penitentiary was a model of idealism in penal reform and a model of prison architecture for the world. About three hundred prisons worldwide trace their paternity to Eastern State Penitentiary. This book shows how the novel experiment in prison reform contended with the realities of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and explores the legacy of this 'crucible of good intentions.' Book is signed by previous owner. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks. Seller Inventory # 305250
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ISBN 10: 0812279654
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Paperback. Condition: New in shrinkwrap. Color-illustrated wraps with white beige lettering. 116 pp. BW and color illustrations. The massive Eastern State Penitentiary in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, now a National Historic Landmark, is remarkable for its innovative architecture and its pioneering system of isolation in individual cells. Heir to the energetic Quaker reformist tradition in Philadelphia in the 1820s, the penitentiary was a model of idealism in penal reform and a model of prison architecture for the world. About three hundred prisons worldwide trace their paternity to Eastern State Penitentiary. This book shows how the novel experiment in prison reform contended with the realities of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and explores the legacy of this "crucible of good intentions.". Seller Inventory # 168723