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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison

Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison

Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison

by Michel Foucault

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9780394499420
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Pantheon Books, 1977. hardcover. Good. 8x5x1. 1977; New York; burgundy cloth covered boards with silver titles; edges are worn and toned; book is cocked; dust jacket is very edge worn and rubbed; remainder mark on bottom edge; underlining throughout; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; 333 pages

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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison is a book written by the philosopher Michel Foucault. Originally published in 1975 in France under the title Surveiller et punir: Naissance de la Prison, it was translated into English in 1977. It is an examination of the social and theoretical mechanisms behind the massive changes that occurred in western penal systems during the modern age.

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Title
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
Author
Michel Foucault
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
1
ISBN 10
0394499425
ISBN 13
9780394499420
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1977
Size
8x5x1
X weight
16 oz

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