The crisis of imprisonment : protest, politics, and the making of the American penal state, 1776-1941 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McLennan, Rebecca M., 1967-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Series:	Cambridge historical studies in American law and society.
Subjects:	Protest movements > United States > History. Convict labor > United States > History. Imprisonment > United States > History. Punishment > United States > History. Criminal law > United States > History. Labor movement > United States > History. United States > Politics and government.

Description
Physical Description:	xiii, 505 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-484) and index.
ISBN:	9780521830966 (hardback) 0521830966 (hardback) 9780521537834 (pbk.) 0521537835 (pbk.)