Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction : The Punishment Response
- 2 Punishment Philosophies and Types of Sanctions
- 3 Contemporary Punishments in Comparative Perspective
- 4 Punishment in American History
- 5 The History of Punishment in China
- 6 Punishment Under Islamic Law
- 7 Issues in the Sociology of Punishments
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction : The Punishment Response
- 2 Punishment Philosophies and Types of Sanctions
- 3 Contemporary Punishments in Comparative Perspective
- 4 Punishment in American History
- 5 The History of Punishment in China
- 6 Punishment Under Islamic Law
- 7 Issues in the Sociology of Punishments
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- PunishmentA Comparative Historical Perspective, pp. 217 - 230Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2004