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100 1 _aGriffiths, Arthur,
_d1838-1908
245 1 0 _aOriental Prisons :
_bPrisons and Crime in India, the Andaman Islands, Burmah, China, Japan, Egypt, Turkey
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aThe History and Romance of Crime
500 _aRelease date is 2017-02-18
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Wayne Hammond, Sharon Joiner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Oriental Prisons" by Arthur Griffiths is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the prison systems and criminal practices in various Asian regions, including India, the Andaman Islands, Burma, China, Japan, Egypt, and Turkey. It sheds light on the necessarily cruel and inhumane treatment of prisoners, societal views on crime, and the historical context surrounding criminal acts in these regions. The opening of the book focuses on the complex cultural and religious influences that have shaped crime and punishment in the East. Griffiths discusses the historical traditions around crime, particularly in India, including notorious criminal activities like Thuggery, which involved ritualistic murder for religious purposes. He emphasizes the passive acceptance of cruelty within societies, the devastating impacts of hereditary criminal classes, and the systematic abuse of power in legal and penal systems. This introduction sets the stage for a deeper examination of various prison systems and the evolution of justice across different cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPrisons -- Asia -- History
653 _aCrime -- Asia -- History
653 _aPrisons -- Middle East -- History
653 _aCrime -- Middle East -- History
830 0 _aThe History and Romance of Crime
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54188
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