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The Curious Mr Howard
Tessa West
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Description for The Curious Mr Howard
hardcover. Looks at both Howard's immense legacy in terms of prison reform as well as his fascinating character and personal life. Num Pages: 384 pages, Colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 756.
The name John Howard (1726-1790) is well-known as that of the man after whom the UK's oldest penal reform charity, the Howard League, is named. Tessa West's new book breaks fresh ground in looking at both Howard's immense legacy in terms of prison reform as well as his fascinating character and personal life. Based on extensive research it provides a vivid and intriguing picture of the man and his times which will be of interest to a wide range of readers interested in knowing what drove so singular a figure. John Howard's curiosity in prisons goes without saying, ... Read more
The name John Howard (1726-1790) is well-known as that of the man after whom the UK's oldest penal reform charity, the Howard League, is named. Tessa West's new book breaks fresh ground in looking at both Howard's immense legacy in terms of prison reform as well as his fascinating character and personal life. Based on extensive research it provides a vivid and intriguing picture of the man and his times which will be of interest to a wide range of readers interested in knowing what drove so singular a figure. John Howard's curiosity in prisons goes without saying, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Waterside Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
378
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
760g
Place of Publication
Winchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904380733
SKU
V9781904380733
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Ref
99-2
About Tessa West
Tessa West has worked in prisons and on prison-related matters for many years. While head of a prison education department she was awarded a Cropwood Fellowship at the Institute of Criminology in Cambridge. Among other things, she worked for the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Department in Vienna and was an independent member of the Parole Board. In ... Read more
Reviews for The Curious Mr Howard
'No-one who reads this wonderful book could dispute that Howard ranks among the most interesting people of his age': Times Literary Supplement. 'A brilliant book which everyone should have on their Xmas list': Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons 'A riveting account of the great penal reformer, this humane, obsessive, guilt-ridden, lonely dissenter, indeed the curious Mr ... Read more