The social order and disorder in the new republic Rothman, David J. creator text bibliography nyu New York Aldine de Gruyter c2002 2002 rev. ed. monographic eng

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xlviii, 380 p. ill. 21 cm. Introduction to the 1990 edition -- The boundaries of colonial society -- Charity and correction in the Eighteenth Century -- The challenge of crime -- The invention pf the penitentiary -- Insanity and the social order -- The new world of asylum -- The paradox of poverty -- The almshouse experience -- The well-ordered asylum -- The legacy of reform -- The enduring institution. David J. Rothman with a foreword byThomas G. Blomberg. Originally published: Boston : Little, Brown, 1971. Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-367) and index. n-us--- Public institutions United States History Prisons United States History Asylums United States History HV91 .R73 2002 306.20973 R8467d 0202307158 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2002066560 DLC 020424 20160527194823.0 275269