Crime, Punishment, and the Prison in Modern China, 1895-1949.
London. Hurst and Company. 2002. Stock ID #140299 Examines the radical changes in Chinese society during the first half of the twentieth century through the lens of the Chinese prison system. This book explores the effects and repercussions of the superimposition of Western-derived models of repentance and rehabilitation on Chinese categories of crime and punishment. When referring to this item please quote stockid 140299.
xvi + 441pp, black and white photographic illustrations, index, appendices, bibliography, character list, an excellent copy in dustjacket.
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