Hard time : : reforming the penitentiary in nineteenth-century Canada / / Ted McCoy.
Prisons have always existed in a climate of crisis. The penitentiary emerged in the early decades of the nineteenth century as an enlightened alternative to brute punishment, one that would focus on rehabilitation and the inculcation of mainstream social values. Central to this goal was physical lab...
Saved in:
VerfasserIn: | |
---|---|
Place / Publishing House: | Edmonton, Alberta : : AU Press,, 2012. ©2012 |
Year of Publication: | 2012 |
Language: | English |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (350 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
993602878304498 |
---|---|
ctrlnum |
(CKB)2670000000231775 (EBL)979865 (OCoLC)780360629 (SSID)ssj0000695682 (PQKBManifestationID)12265261 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0000695682 (PQKBWorkID)10676824 (PQKB)10615587 (CEL)442220 (CaBNVSL)slc00230503 (MiAaPQ)EBC3282110 (MiAaPQ)EBC4839955 (MiAaPQ)EBC979865 (Au-PeEL)EBL979865 (VaAlCD)20.500.12592/wmwp0k (DE-B1597)665380 (DE-B1597)9781926836973 (EXLCZ)992670000000231775 |
collection |
bib_alma |
record_format |
marc |
spelling |
McCoy, Ted, 1978- author. Hard time : reforming the penitentiary in nineteenth-century Canada / Ted McCoy. Edmonton, Alberta : AU Press, 2012. ©2012 1 online resource (350 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file rda Prisons have always existed in a climate of crisis. The penitentiary emerged in the early decades of the nineteenth century as an enlightened alternative to brute punishment, one that would focus on rehabilitation and the inculcation of mainstream social values. Central to this goal was physical labour. The penitentiary was constructed according to a plan that would harness the energies of the prison population for economic profit. As such, the institution became central to the development of industrial capitalist society. In the 1830s, politicians in Upper Canada embraced the idea of the penitentiary, and the first federal prison, Kingston Penitentiary, opened in 1835. It was not long, however, before the government of Upper Canada was compelled to acknowledge that the penitentiary had not only failed to reduce crime but was plagued by insolvency, corruption, and violence. Thus began a lengthy program of prison reform.Tracing the rise and evolution of Canadian penitentiaries in the nineteenth century, Hard Time examines the concepts of criminality and rehabilitation, the role of labour in penal regimes, and the problem of violence. Linking the lives of prisoners to the political economy and to movements for social change, McCoy depicts a history of oppression in which prisoners paid dearly for the reciprocal failures of the institution and of the reform vision. Revealing a deeply problematic institu- tion entrenched in the landscape of Western society, McCoy redraws the boundaries within which we understand the penitentiary’s influence. English Labour -- Reform -- Criminality -- Prison life -- Medicine -- Punishment -- Conclusion. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Prisons Canada History 19th century. Prisoners Canada Social conditions 19th century. Convict labor Canada History 19th century. Prison reformers Canada History 19th century. Punishment Canada History 19th century. Criminals Rehabilitation Canada History 19th century. 1-926836-96-0 |
language |
English |
format |
eBook |
author |
McCoy, Ted, 1978- |
spellingShingle |
McCoy, Ted, 1978- Hard time : reforming the penitentiary in nineteenth-century Canada / Labour -- Reform -- Criminality -- Prison life -- Medicine -- Punishment -- Conclusion. |
author_facet |
McCoy, Ted, 1978- |
author_variant |
t m tm |
author_role |
VerfasserIn |
author_sort |
McCoy, Ted, 1978- |
title |
Hard time : reforming the penitentiary in nineteenth-century Canada / |
title_sub |
reforming the penitentiary in nineteenth-century Canada / |
title_full |
Hard time : reforming the penitentiary in nineteenth-century Canada / Ted McCoy. |
title_fullStr |
Hard time : reforming the penitentiary in nineteenth-century Canada / Ted McCoy. |
title_full_unstemmed |
Hard time : reforming the penitentiary in nineteenth-century Canada / Ted McCoy. |
title_auth |
Hard time : reforming the penitentiary in nineteenth-century Canada / |
title_new |
Hard time : |
title_sort |
hard time : reforming the penitentiary in nineteenth-century canada / |
publisher |
AU Press, |
publishDate |
2012 |
physical |
1 online resource (350 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
contents |
Labour -- Reform -- Criminality -- Prison life -- Medicine -- Punishment -- Conclusion. |
isbn |
1-283-55047-4 9786613862921 1-926836-97-9 1-926836-96-0 |
callnumber-first |
H - Social Science |
callnumber-subject |
HV - Social Pathology, Criminology |
callnumber-label |
HV9507 |
callnumber-sort |
HV 49507 M336 42012 |
geographic_facet |
Canada |
era_facet |
19th century. |
illustrated |
Illustrated |
dewey-hundreds |
300 - Social sciences |
dewey-tens |
360 - Social problems & social services |
dewey-ones |
365 - Penal & related institutions |
dewey-full |
365.7097109034 |
dewey-sort |
3365.7097109034 |
dewey-raw |
365.7097109034 |
dewey-search |
365.7097109034 |
oclc_num |
780360629 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT mccoyted hardtimereformingthepenitentiaryinnineteenthcenturycanada |
status_str |
n |
ids_txt_mv |
(CKB)2670000000231775 (EBL)979865 (OCoLC)780360629 (SSID)ssj0000695682 (PQKBManifestationID)12265261 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0000695682 (PQKBWorkID)10676824 (PQKB)10615587 (CEL)442220 (CaBNVSL)slc00230503 (MiAaPQ)EBC3282110 (MiAaPQ)EBC4839955 (MiAaPQ)EBC979865 (Au-PeEL)EBL979865 (VaAlCD)20.500.12592/wmwp0k (DE-B1597)665380 (DE-B1597)9781926836973 (EXLCZ)992670000000231775 |
carrierType_str_mv |
cr |
is_hierarchy_title |
Hard time : reforming the penitentiary in nineteenth-century Canada / |
_version_ |
1798003760822222848 |
fullrecord |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>03722nam a2200613 i 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">993602878304498</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20210209134545.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m o d | </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr#an#---uuuuu</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">170510t20122012abca ob 001 0 eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1-283-55047-4</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9786613862921</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1-926836-97-9</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(CKB)2670000000231775</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(EBL)979865</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)780360629</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(SSID)ssj0000695682</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(PQKBManifestationID)12265261</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000695682</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(PQKBWorkID)10676824</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(PQKB)10615587</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(CEL)442220</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(CaBNVSL)slc00230503</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(MiAaPQ)EBC3282110</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(MiAaPQ)EBC4839955</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(MiAaPQ)EBC979865</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(Au-PeEL)EBL979865</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/wmwp0k</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-B1597)665380</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-B1597)9781926836973</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(EXLCZ)992670000000231775</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">MiAaPQ</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield><subfield code="e">pn</subfield><subfield code="c">MiAaPQ</subfield><subfield code="d">MiAaPQ</subfield><subfield code="d">UkMaJRU</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="043" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">n-cn---</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="044" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">xxc</subfield><subfield code="c">CA</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="045" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">w-w-</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">HV9507</subfield><subfield code="b">.M336 2012</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HIS006000</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">365.7097109034</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">McCoy, Ted,</subfield><subfield code="d">1978-</subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Hard time :</subfield><subfield code="b">reforming the penitentiary in nineteenth-century Canada /</subfield><subfield code="c">Ted McCoy.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Edmonton, Alberta :</subfield><subfield code="b">AU Press,</subfield><subfield code="c">2012.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="c">©2012</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource (350 pages) :</subfield><subfield code="b">digital, PDF file(s).</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="347" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text file</subfield><subfield code="2">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Prisons have always existed in a climate of crisis. The penitentiary emerged in the early decades of the nineteenth century as an enlightened alternative to brute punishment, one that would focus on rehabilitation and the inculcation of mainstream social values. Central to this goal was physical labour. The penitentiary was constructed according to a plan that would harness the energies of the prison population for economic profit. As such, the institution became central to the development of industrial capitalist society. In the 1830s, politicians in Upper Canada embraced the idea of the penitentiary, and the first federal prison, Kingston Penitentiary, opened in 1835. It was not long, however, before the government of Upper Canada was compelled to acknowledge that the penitentiary had not only failed to reduce crime but was plagued by insolvency, corruption, and violence. Thus began a lengthy program of prison reform.Tracing the rise and evolution of Canadian penitentiaries in the nineteenth century, Hard Time examines the concepts of criminality and rehabilitation, the role of labour in penal regimes, and the problem of violence. Linking the lives of prisoners to the political economy and to movements for social change, McCoy depicts a history of oppression in which prisoners paid dearly for the reciprocal failures of the institution and of the reform vision. Revealing a deeply problematic institu- tion entrenched in the landscape of Western society, McCoy redraws the boundaries within which we understand the penitentiary’s influence.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="546" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">English</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Labour -- Reform -- Criminality -- Prison life -- Medicine -- Punishment -- Conclusion.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="504" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Includes bibliographical references and index.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Description based on print version record.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Prisons</subfield><subfield code="z">Canada</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield><subfield code="y">19th century.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Prisoners</subfield><subfield code="z">Canada</subfield><subfield code="x">Social conditions</subfield><subfield code="y">19th century.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Convict labor</subfield><subfield code="z">Canada</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield><subfield code="y">19th century.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Prison reformers</subfield><subfield code="z">Canada</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield><subfield code="y">19th century.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Punishment</subfield><subfield code="z">Canada</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield><subfield code="y">19th century.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Criminals</subfield><subfield code="x">Rehabilitation</subfield><subfield code="z">Canada</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield><subfield code="y">19th century.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="776" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">1-926836-96-0</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="906" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">BOOK</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="ADM" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">2024-05-03 05:33:31 Europe/Vienna</subfield><subfield code="f">system</subfield><subfield code="c">marc21</subfield><subfield code="a">2012-08-26 09:06:03 Europe/Vienna</subfield><subfield code="g">false</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="AVE" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="i">DOAB Directory of Open Access Books</subfield><subfield code="P">DOAB Directory of Open Access Books</subfield><subfield code="x">https://eu02.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/uresolver/43ACC_OEAW/openurl?u.ignore_date_coverage=true&portfolio_pid=5338481040004498&Force_direct=true</subfield><subfield code="Z">5338481040004498</subfield><subfield code="b">Available</subfield><subfield code="8">5338481040004498</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |