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Discipline & Punish and The Birth of the Prison

by Michel Foucault

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In this brilliant work, the most influential philosopher since Sartre suggests that such vaunted reforms as the abolition of torture and the emergence of the modern penitentiary have merely shifted the focus of punishment from the prisoner's body to his soul.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-333).
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ISBN:
9780679752554
Subtitle:
The Birth of the Prison
Author:
Foucault, Michel
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Modern
Subject:
Criminology
Subject:
Philosophy, modern
Subject:
20th century
Subject:
Penology
Subject:
Prisons
Subject:
Punishment
Subject:
Prison discipline.
Subject:
History & Surveys - Modern
Copyright:
1995
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
2nd Vintage Books ed.
Series Volume:
Bd. 1
Publication Date:
January 1977
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
8.12x5.14x.76 in. .55 lbs.
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