The Spectacle of Suffering

Author	: Petrus Cornelis Spierenburg
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 296
Release	: 1984-10-18
ISBN-10	: 0521261864
ISBN-13	: 9780521261869
Rating	: 4/5 (64 Downloads)

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Download or read book The Spectacle of Suffering written by Petrus Cornelis Spierenburg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1984-10-18 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pieter Spierenburg traces the long period of evolution that gave rise to the modern debate about punishment, and relates it to the development of Western European society.

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