Forms of Constraint
Forms of Constraint
副标题: A History of Prison Architecture
ISBN: 9780252074011
作者: Norman Johnston
出版社: University of Illinois Press
出版年: 2006-12-29
页数: 216
定价: USD 25.00
装帧: Pap
内容简介
From musty medieval dungeons to modern concrete cellblocks, prison architecture reveals much about how a society sees fit to control and contain those who transgress its boundaries. "Forms of Constraint" is the first general volume to consider 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. Rigorously documented and generously illustrated, "Forms of Constraint" surveys prison architecture from earliest times to the present. Embedding his discussion of architectural detail in a history of social ideas about prisoners and imprisonment, criminologist, Norman Johnston considers the architectural design and features of prisons in light of the purposes they were meant to serve.