Discipline and punish : the birth of the prison / Michel Foucault ; translated from the French by Alan Sheridan.
In this work, the author 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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
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New York :
Vintage Books,
1995.
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| Edition: | Second Vintage Books edition. |
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| Summary: | In this work, the author 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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| Item Description: | Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 1977. |
| Physical Description: | 333 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-333). |
| ISBN: | 0679752552 9780679752554 |