Discipline And Punish: The Birth Of The Prison

Author: Michel Foucault

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  • : $31.95 AUD
  • : 9780140137224
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
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  • : 0.274
  • : April 1991
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 20mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : Michel Foucault
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  • : English
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  • : 352
  • : Criminal or forensic psychology; Penology & punishment; Popular psychology
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Description

Foucault shows the development of the Western system of prisons, police organizations, administrative and legal hierarchies for social control - and the growth of disciplinary society as a whole.

Author description

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.