About this title: In 1840, Alexander Maconochie, a privileged retired naval captain, became at his own request superintendent of two thousand twice-convicted prisoners on Norfolk Island, a thousand miles off the coast of Australia. In four years, Maconochie transformed what was one of the most brutal convict settlements in history into a controlled, stable, and productive environment that achieved such success that upon release his prisoners came to be called "Maconochie's Gentlemen". Here Norval Morris, one of our most renowned criminologists, offers a highly inventive and engaging account of this early ...
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Edition: First edition-First printing.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 2002
Description: Fine advance uncorrected proof in stiff, glossy, pictorial wrappers. 3 maps and 3 half-tone illustrations. The story of Norfolk Island the roots of modern prison reform. 213 pages. read more
Description: Good. A Good copy with a Remainder Mark and wear to the covers and the extremities. Buy with confidence from an Independent Bookstore where the owners, a husband and wife team, have over 30 years of combined bookselling experience. read more
Description: (New York), Oxford Univ. Press, (2003). Reprint. Wrappers, maps, pp. xi, 213. Fine. ISBN 0-19-516912-3. "Readers could not ask for a better guide to this island of exiles and birthplace of prison reform) (cover blurb). Captain Alexander Maconochie was superintendant of the twice-convicted prisoners of Norfolk Island in the 1840s and transformed the 'living hell' into an orderly settlement. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: OUP USA
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780195169126ISBN:0195169123
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780195169126ISBN:0195169123
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 210x138. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (234) in 1840, alexander maconochie, a privileged retired naval captain, became superintendent of two thousand twice-convicted prisoners on norfolk island, a thousand miles off the coast of australia. in four years, maconochie transformed what was one of the most brutal convict settlements in history into a controlled, stable, and productive environment that achieved such success that upon release his ... read more
Edition: Oxf Univ PR Pbk ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780195169126ISBN:0195169123
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 240 p. Contains: Illustrations. Studies in Crime and Public Policy (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2001-11-01
ISBN-13:9780195146073ISBN:0195146077
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780195146073ISBN:0195146077
Description: Good in Good jacket. Clean pages ex-library book good condition overall All new inventory received to basement All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofit job training program for youth, empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195169126ISBN:0195169123
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
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