Forms of Constraint: A HISTORY OF PRISON ARCHITECTURE

Johnston, Norman

ISBN 10: 0252074017 / ISBN 13: 9780252074011

Published by University of Illinois Press, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Forms of Constraint: A HISTORY OF PRISON ARCHITECTURE
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0252074017
• ISBN 13: 9780252074011
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Surveying prison architecture from earliest times, the author describes the preferred types of prison layout in various eras and locations, and considers how prison design has evolved over the centuries, how it has taken shape in various corners of the globe, and how it reflects the society that oversees it.

About the Author

Norman Johnston, professor emeritus of sociology at Arcadia University, is the author of The Human Cage: A Brief History of Prison Architecture and other books.