Prisons and Punishment in Texas Culture, History and Museological Representation

Prisons and Punishment in Texas Culture, History and Museological Representation / by Hannah Thurston.

This book explores the identity of Texas as a state with a large and severe penal system. It does so by assessing the narratives at work in Texas museums and tourist sites associated with prisons and punishment. In such cultural institutions, complex narratives are presented, which show celebratory...

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Main Author: Thurston, Hannah (Author)
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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology
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Subjects:
Corrections.
Punishment.
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Criminology.
Culture.
United States—Study and teaching.
Cultural heritage.
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