Crime and punishment in Renaissance Florence

Crime and punishment in Renaissance Florence

Analysis centres on an old prison known as 'Le Stinche'. The relationship between money, time and punishment provides a meaningful 'understanding' (in Weber's terms) of the Florentine innovation of imprisonment as a form of punishment for crime. In contrast to the typical Me...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of criminal law & criminology 1990-10, Vol.81 (Fall 90), p.567-584
1. Verfasser: Wolfgang, M E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Florence
Imprisonment
Offenders
Renaissance
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Zusammenfassung:Analysis centres on an old prison known as 'Le Stinche'. The relationship between money, time and punishment provides a meaningful 'understanding' (in Weber's terms) of the Florentine innovation of imprisonment as a form of punishment for crime. In contrast to the typical Mediaeval corporal punishments which were static in nature, time in prison took on a more mobile, dynamic tenor. (SJK)
ISSN:0091-4169