May 2014 Academic & Specialist Reaktion Books

Pain and Retribution: A Short History of British Prisons, 1066 to the Present David Wilson


Hardback | May 2014 | REAKTION BOOKS | 9781780232836 | 208pp | 234x156mm | RFB | AUD$49.99, NZD$59.99

 Pain and Retribution charts the rise and rise of a form of punishment that takes place behind the walls of the institution we have come to call 'prison'. It is the first single volume history of British prisons, charting their history from the time of the Norman Conquest to the present day. Written by a former prison governor who is now one of the country's leading criminologists, the book offers unrivalled insight into the prison system in England, Scotland and Wales.