num_pages: 460
description: An examination of the enormous changes in Chinese society in the first half of the 20th century through the lens of the Chinese prison system. More than a simple history of prison rules or penal administration, the text offers a social and cultural analysis of the Chinese prison system that explores the profound effects and lasting repercussions of superimposing Western-derived models of repentance and rehabilitation on traditional categories of crime and punishment.
language: English
title: Crime, Punishment and the Prison in China
titlecomplete: Crime, Punishment and the Prison in China
genres: China
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Hurst & Co.