The Society of Captives
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The Society of Captives

by Gresham M. Sykes

1958•Documentary•144 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryespionagehistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA realistic non-fiction book that is slow-paced and heavy. Best if you like patience over pace.

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About This Book

"The Society of Captives, first published in 1958, is a classic of modern criminology and . . . [an] important book . . . about prison. Gresham Sykes wrote the book at the height of the Cold War, motivated by the world's experience of fascism and communism to study the closest thing to a totalitarian system in American life: a maximum security prison.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryEspionageHistoricalAll consuming questRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentaryUnderdog triumphs

Subjects

Case studiesNew JerseyNew Jersey. State Prison, TrentonPrisonersPrisonsGevangenissenStrafvollzugReform

Details

Author
Gresham M. Sykes
Published
1958
Pages
144
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