Discipline and Punish
The Birth of the Prison
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology, Sociology, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
| Author: | Michel Foucault | ISBN: | 9780307819291 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | April 18, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Vintage | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michel Foucault |
| ISBN: | 9780307819291 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | April 18, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
