UID:
almafu_9959677490902883
Format:
1 online resource (309 p.)
ISBN:
0-8223-8614-3
Series Statement:
Next wave
Content:
The author analyzes punishment as a way to explore the dynamic of state formation in a colonial society making the transition from slavery to freedom.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Prison and plantation -- Planters, magistrates, and apprentices -- The treadmill and the whip -- Penality and politics in a "free" society -- Justice and the Jamaican people.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8223-3401-1
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.1515/9780822386148
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/9780822386148?locatt=mode:legacy