Punishment And Culture

by Philip Smith
language: english
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, March of 2008 ‧
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Denies that punishment is about justice, reason, and law. This book shows that punishment is an essentially irrational act founded in ritual as a means to control evil without creating more of it in the process. It looks at issues ranging from public executions and the development of the prison to the invention of the guillotine.

Punishment And Culture

by Philip Smith

Property Description
ISBN: 9780226766096
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Release Date: March of 2008
Language: English
Dimensions: 163 x 236 x 18 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Sociology
EAN: 9780226766096