Opening Schools and Closing Prisons: Caring for Destitute and Delinquent Children in Scotland 1812-1872

By Andrew G. Ralston

Book Overview

The book covers the period from 1812, when the Tron Riot in Edinburgh dramatically drew attention to the 'lamentable extent of juvenile depravity', up to 1872, when the Education Act (Scotland)... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138329959
• ISBN13: 9781138329959
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 194 Pages