Bentham's prison: a study of the panopticon penitentiary

This title tells the story of Jeremy Bentham's dealings with the politicians as he tried to get his model prison (panopticon) built, assesses the panopticon in the context of penal philosophy and of 18th-century punishment, and discusses it as an instrument of the modern technology of subjectio...

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1. Verfasser: Semple, Janet (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Clarendon 1993
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Zusammenfassung:This title tells the story of Jeremy Bentham's dealings with the politicians as he tried to get his model prison (panopticon) built, assesses the panopticon in the context of penal philosophy and of 18th-century punishment, and discusses it as an instrument of the modern technology of subjection
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (344 Seiten)
ISBN:0191684074
9780191684074
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198273875.001.0001