'Star Men' in English Convict Prisons, 1879-1948

ISBN-13: 9781032064253 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 248 str.

Ben Bethell

Opis

This book tells the story of the star class, a segregated division for first offenders in English convict prisons; known informally as ‘star men’, convicts assigned to the division were identified by a red star sewn to their uniforms.

O autorze

Ben Bethell studied at Birkbeck, University of London, receiving a PhD in history in 2020. He teaches at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. ‘Star Men’ in English Convict Prisons, 1879-1948 is his first book.