Punishment and Modern Society: A Study in Social Theory (Clarendon Paperbacks)
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David Garland (Author)
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Winner of the 1991 Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Sociological Association
Winner of the Outstanding Scholarship Award of the Crime and Delinquency Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, USA
The first comprehensive account of the role of punishment in modern society, this book buils upon the work of Durkheim, Foucault, and others, and provides a fascinating interpretation of this complex social institution, showing how penal institutions interact with strategies of power, socio-economic structures, and cultural sensibilities.
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- Contributor: David Garland
- Imprint: Oxford University Press
- ISBN13: 9780198762669
- Number of Pages: 320
- Packaged Dimensions: 156x234x18mm
- Packaged Weight: 1
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Release Date: 1991-10-03
- Series: Clarendon Paperbacks
- Binding: Paperback / softback
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