Dior Konaté

Prison Architecture and Punishment in Colonial Senegal

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Produktbeschreibung

By examining the history of prison architecture in colonial Senegal, the book adds a new dimension to the processes and motives behind the production of architectural styles in colonial Africa and help insert Africa into a more global history by providing a uniquely comparative study of colonialism, architecture, and punishment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 674g
• ISBN-13: 9781498560146
• ISBN-10: 1498560148
• Artikelnr.: 53691642

Autorenporträt

Dior Konaté is associate professor of African history at South Carolina State University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Acknowledgments Introduction:
African Prisons and History Part I. Penal Politics in Colonial Senegal
Chapter 1: Building the Colonial Prison in Senegal, 1817-1950 Chapter 2:
Prison Location: Controlling Men and Enforcing Labor Part II: Prison
Architecture and Penal Experience Chapter 3: The Architecture of
Repression: Prison Buildings and Designs in Senegal (1833-1946) Chapter 4:
Prison Architecture and Patterns of Surveillance, Life, and Discipline
Chapter 5: Redesigning the Colonial Prison: African Responses to
Imprisonment Part III. Post-colonial prisons in Senegal Chapter 6:
Architectural Makeover: The Legacy of Colonial Prisons in Senegal Appendix:
Prison Experiences and Narratives: The Power of Words Bibliography Index
About the Author