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Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison
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Product Description
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.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3496 in Books
- Published on: 1995-04-25
- Released on: 1995-04-25
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 352 pages
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- ISBN13: 9780679752554
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French
About the Author
One of the leading intellectuals of the twentieth century and the most prominent thinker in post-war France, Foucault's work influenced disciplines as diverse as history, sociology, philosophy, sociology and literary criticism.
