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Discipline and punish : the birth of the prison /
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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| Format: | Printed Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Vintage Books,
1995.
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| Online Access: | http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random048/95203580.html https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1701/95203580-b.html |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 1977. |
| Physical Description: | 333 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 326-333). |