Languages of the Lash

By Abby M. Schrader

Subjects: Punishment, Russia (federation), history, History, Corporal punishment, Capital punishment, Administration of Criminal justice, Criminal law, russia (federation)

Description: "Schrader's study enriches our understanding of the political, cultural, and social processes at work in Imperial Russia. Tracing penal reform over nearly two centuries, Languages of the Lash challenges standard assumptions about Russian history and the roles of gender, the body, and ethnicity in political and cultural discourse."--BOOK JACKET.