Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
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Title
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
Abstract/Description
In this brilliant study, one of the most influential philosophers alive sweeps aside centuries of sterile debate about prison reform and gives a highly provocative account of how penal institutions and the power to punish became a part of our lives. Foucault explains the alleged failures of the modern prison by showing how the very concern with rehabilitation encourages and refines criminal activity.
Author/creator
Date
Publisher
Vintage Books
Resource type
Background/Context
Medium
Print
Background/context type
Conceptual
Open access/free-text available
No
Peer reviewed
Yes
ISBN
978-0-394-72767-7
Citation
Foucault, M. (1979). Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. Vintage Books.
Num pages
364
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