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Author:
Toth, Stephen A., author.
Title:
Mettray : a history of France's most venerated carceral institution / Stephen A. Toth.
Publisher:
Cornell University Press,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
xii, 263 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
Colonie agricole et penitentiaire de Mettray--History.
Colonie agricole et penitentiaire de Mettray.
Juvenile detention homes--France--History.
Reformatories--France--History.
Juvenile corrections--France--History.
Problem children--History.--France--History.
Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation--France.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology.
Juvenile corrections.
Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation.
Juvenile detention homes.
Problem children--Institutional care.
Reformatories.
France.
History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Origins -- Regime -- Resistance -- Discord -- Maison paternelle -- Denouement.
Summary:
"By examining Mettray's "history from below" (i.e., from the perspective of prisoners and staff) this book illuminates the heretofore hidden life of France's most venerated carceral institution"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1501740180
9781501740183
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1079861659
LCCN:
2018060504
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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