{"product_id":"9781803995700","title":"The Spinning House : How Cambridge University locked up women in its private prison","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Biggs, Caroline \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 07\/03\/2024,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 12 Illustrations, black and white,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781803995700,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Biggs deftly blends historical research with creative retelling, bringing prison records to full and chilling life.” - The New StatesmanCambridge University is renowned worldwide for its academic prowess, but below the surface lurks a murky past. During the nineteenth century, the university became infamous for its dogged determination to cling to ancient laws allowing it to arrest and imprison unchaperoned women found walking the streets of Cambridge after dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMistakes were made. Violence and legal action followed until finally an Act of Parliament put an end to the university’s jurisdiction over the women of Cambridge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43594707468332,"sku":"9781803995700","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781803995700.jpg?v=1719823000","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781803995700","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}