Convicts - A Global History (Paperback, New Ed)

Clare Anderson provides a radical new reading of histories of empire and nation, showing that the history of punishment is not connected solely to the emergence of prisons and penitentiaries, but to histories of governance, occupation, and global connections across the world. Exploring punitive mobility to islands, colonies, and remote inland and border regions over a period of five centuries, she proposes a close and enduring connection between punishment, governance, repression, and nation and empire building, and reveals how states, imperial powers, and trading companies used convicts to satisfy various geo-political and social ambitions. Punitive mobility became intertwined with other forms of labour bondage, including enslavement, with convicts a key source of unfree labour that could be used to occupy territories. Far from passive subjects, however, convicts manifested their agency in various forms, including the extension of political ideology and cultural transfer, and vital contributions to contemporary knowledge production.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2022
Authors:	Clare Anderson
Dimensions:	230 x 151 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	400
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-81494-2
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > Capital punishment Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-108-81494-8
Barcode:	9781108814942

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