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The State of the Prisons in England and Wales: With Preliminary Observations and an Account of Some Foreign Prisons - Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries
John Howard
The State of the Prisons in England and Wales: With Preliminary Observations and an Account of Some Foreign Prisons - Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries
John Howard
The philanthropist John Howard (1726–90) devoted himself to the study and reform of penal institutions, travelling extensively around Great Britain, Ireland and continental Europe. This 1777 publication, reissued with its substantial 1784 appendix, provides systematic evidence of poor management and degrading conditions prevalent in European prisons.
862 pages, 21 b/w illus.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | June 27, 2013 |
ISBN13 | 9781108064521 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 862 |
Dimensions | 210 × 297 × 43 mm · 2.02 kg |
Language | English |
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