| Title:
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THE ROOTS OF EVIL
A SOCIAL HISTORY OF CRIME AND PUNISHMENT |
| By: |
Christopher Hibbert |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£43.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0313201986 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780313201981 |
| Publisher: |
ABC-CLIO |
| Pub. date: |
19 May, 1978 |
| Pages: |
524 |
| Description: |
Hibbert tries to show by reference to history of punishments, to the reactions of those who suffered them or have been threatened by them, and to the endeavors of those who have concerned themselves with the criminal and the prevention of crime, that cruelty punishment has an inevitable tendency to produce cruelty in people. |
| Synopsis: |
Hibbert tries to show by reference to history of punishments, to the reactions of those who suffered them or have been threatened by them, and to the endeavors of those who have concerned themselves with the criminal and the prevention of crime, that cruelty punishment has an inevitable tendency to produce cruelty in people. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Greenwood Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |