Prison architecture and punishment in colonial Senegal / Dior Konaté.

Author/creator Konaté, Dior, 1969-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2018.
Description1 online resource.
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Contents Introduction: African prisons and history -- Penal politics in colonial Senegal -- Building the colonial prison in Senegal (1817-1950) -- Prison location : controlling men and enforcing labor -- Prison architecture and penal experience -- The architecture of repression : prison buildings and designs in Senegal (1833-1946) -- Prison architecture and patterns of surveillance, life, and discipline -- Redesigning the colonial prison : African responses to imprisonment -- Post-colonial prisons in Senegal -- Architectural makeover : the legacy of colonial prisons in Senegal -- Appendix: Prison experiences and narratives : the power of words.
Abstract By examining the history of prison architecture in colonial Senegal, the book adds a new dimension to the processes and motives behind the production of architectural styles in colonial Africa and help insert Africa into a more global history by providing a uniquely comparative study of colonialism, architecture, and punishment--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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Issued in other formPrint version: Konaté, Dior, 1969- author. Prison architecture and punishment in colonial Senegal Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2018 9781498560146
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018051274
ISBN9781498560153 (epub)

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