The listing, The History of Punishment by Lewis Lyons Hardcover New has ended.
GREAT GIFT FOR A LAW, CRIMINOLOGY OR HISTORY STUDENT
Book Description: Amber Books, 2003. Hardcover. Book Condition: New- Mint. The text is neat and clean, 192 pages, black and white illustrations, index. Brightly illustrated boards, corners are square, no wear. Illustrated jacket, clean and bright, no tears or chips, some minor shelf wear on jacket at bottom of backbone. The binding is tight. Outlines changing ideas of law and punishment, from the ancient Babylonian code of Hammurabi, through Islamic Sharia Law to Modern notions of rehabilitation and the continued practice of corporal and capital punishment.