9780679752554-0679752552-Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison

Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison

ISBN-13: 9780679752554
ISBN-10: 0679752552
Edition: 2nd
Author: Michel Foucault
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Vintage Books
Format: Paperback 333 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780679752554
ISBN-10: 0679752552
Edition: 2nd
Author: Michel Foucault
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Vintage Books
Format: Paperback 333 pages

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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (ISBN-13: 9780679752554 and ISBN-10: 0679752552), written by authors Michel Foucault, was published by Vintage Books in 1995. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other Modern (Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Criminology, Social Sciences, Social Theory, Sociology) books. You can easily purchase or rent Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Modern books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.49.

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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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