Penal Modernism Before Modernity The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters Citation Abolafia, Jacob Samuel. 2019. Penal Modernism Before Modernity. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. 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