Cultures of confinement a history of the prison in Africa, Asia and Latin America / Frank Dikötter and Ian Brown, editors.

Other author Dikötter, Frank.
Other author Brown, Ian, 1947-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press,
Descriptionxi, 335 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Subjects
Prisons--Africa. --History.
Prisons--Asia. --History.
Prisons--Latin America. --History.

Contents Introduction / Frank Dikötter -- Prisons and prisoners in modernising Latin America (1800-1940) / Carlos Aguirre -- The shadow of rule : colonial power and modern punishment in Africa / Florence Bernault -- Regulation, reform and resistance in the Middle Eastern prison / Anthony Gorman -- India : the contested prison / David Arnold -- Sepoys, servants and settlers : convict transportation in the Indian Ocean, 1787-1945 / Clare Anderson -- South East Asia : reform and the colonial prison / Ian Brown -- The promise of repentance : the prison in modern China / Frank Dikötter -- Envisioning the colonial prison / Clare Anderson and David Arnold.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2007003608
ISBN9780801446306 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801446309 (cloth : alk. paper)