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Author Ash, Juliet, 1949-

Title Dress behind bars : prison clothing as criminality / Juliet Ash
Published London : I.B Tauris, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 225 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction: Unravelling prison clothing -- From near naked to uniforms, pre-1800 to 1830s -- Uniforms : stripes, broad arrows and aprons, 1830s to 1900 -- Seams of change : the abolition of iconic uniforms, 1900s to 1930s -- Inside out : from extremes to reform, resistance and back, 1930s to 1990s -- Consumption as redemption? : Britain, 1950s to 1990s -- Contemporary prison clothing : inside turns out -- The view from outside, visions behind the bars
Summary From nineteenth-century broad arrows and black and white stripes to twenty first-century orange jumpsuits, prison clothing has both mirrored and bolstered the power of penal institutions over prisoners' lives. Vividly illustrated and based on original research, including throughout the voices of the incarcerated, this book is a pioneering history and investigation of prison dress, which demystifies the experience of what it is like to be an imprisoned criminal. Juliet Ash takes the reader on a journey from the production of prison clothing to the bodies of its wearers. She uncovers a history c
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Prisoners -- Clothing
Prisoners -- Clothing -- Political aspects
Prisoners -- Clothing -- Social aspects
Inmates of institutions -- Clothing
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
Gefängniskleidung
Gefängnis -- Kleidung.
Kleidung -- Gefängnis.
Gefangener.
Kleidung.
Fångar -- kläder.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2010285478
ISBN 9781441657435
1441657436
9780857712219
0857712217
9780857732170
085773217X