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Published by Siglo XXI de España Editores · Philosophy and religion · ISBN 9788432320750

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An essay by the French philosopher and historian Michel Foucault, published in 1975. Working from French historical documents, it examines how Western penal systems changed in the modern age and argues that prison did not become the main punishment only because of reformers' humanitarian concerns. It traces that shift through the body and power, and through disciplines that, in his view, also operate in schools, hospitals and barracks.

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For readers of philosophy, sociology, history or criminology interested in punishment, prisons and social control.

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