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Reformative rhetoric and the exercise of corporal power: Alexander Maconochie’s regime at Birmingham Prison, 1849-1851

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Reformative rhetoric and the exercise of corporal power : Alexander Maconochie’s regime at Birmingham Prison, 1849-1851. / Moore, John Michael.

In: Historical Research, Vol. 89, No. 245, 7, 09.01.2016, p. 510-530.

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Moore, JM 2016, 'Reformative rhetoric and the exercise of corporal power: Alexander Maconochie’s regime at Birmingham Prison, 1849-1851', Historical Research, vol. 89, no. 245, 7, pp. 510-530. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2281.12128

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Moore, J. M. (2016). Reformative rhetoric and the exercise of corporal power: Alexander Maconochie’s regime at Birmingham Prison, 1849-1851. Historical Research, 89(245), 510-530. [7]. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2281.12128

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Moore JM. Reformative rhetoric and the exercise of corporal power: Alexander Maconochie’s regime at Birmingham Prison, 1849-1851. Historical Research. 2016 Jan 9;89(245):510-530. 7. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2281.12128

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Moore, John Michael. / Reformative rhetoric and the exercise of corporal power : Alexander Maconochie’s regime at Birmingham Prison, 1849-1851. In: Historical Research. 2016 ; Vol. 89, No. 245. pp. 510-530.

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