The culture of punishment: prison, society, and spectacle
Introduction : notes on becoming a penal spectator -- Prison theory : engaging the work of punishment -- Prison iconography : regarding the pain of others -- Prison tourism : the cultural work and play of punishment -- Prison portents : Guantánamo, Abu Ghraib, and the War on Terror -- Prison science...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y [u.a.]
New York Univ. Press
c2009
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In: | Year: 2009 |
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Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 4285 |
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Summary: | Introduction : notes on becoming a penal spectator -- Prison theory : engaging the work of punishment -- Prison iconography : regarding the pain of others -- Prison tourism : the cultural work and play of punishment -- Prison portents : Guantánamo, Abu Ghraib, and the War on Terror -- Prison science : of faith and futility -- Prison otherwise : cultural meanings beyond punishment |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-243) and index |
Physical Description: | VIII, 251 S. Ill. 23 cm |
ISBN: | 9780814799994 9780814791004 081479999X 081479100X |