Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
| AUTHOR | Foucault, Michel; Foucault, Michel |
| PUBLISHER | Vintage (04/25/1995) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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A brilliant work from the most influential philosopher since Sartre. In this indispensable work, a brilliant thinker 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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ISBN-13:
9780679752554
ISBN-10:
0679752552
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
Edition Number:
0002
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Page Count:
352
Carton Quantity:
24
Product Dimensions:
5.10 x 0.80 x 7.90 inches
Weight:
0.55 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Social Science | Penology
Social Science | Criminology
Social Science | History & Surveys - Modern
Dewey Decimal:
365.643
Library of Congress Control Number:
95203580
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A brilliant work from the most influential philosopher since Sartre. In this indispensable work, a brilliant thinker 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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