Special issue. The beautiful prison

In The beautiful prison incarcerated Americans and prison critics seek to imagine the prison as something better than a machinery of suffering. From personal testimony to theoretical meditation these writers explore and confront the practical and cultural limits the prison places on its transformat...

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Other Authors Sarat, Austin
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2014.
SeriesStudies in law, politics, and society ; v. 64.
Subjects
Prisons > United States.
Imprisonment > United States.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781783509669
ISSN1059-4337 ;
DOI10.1108/S1059-4337201464
Physical Description1 online resource (x, 96 p.) : ill.

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Summary:In The beautiful prison incarcerated Americans and prison critics seek to imagine the prison as something better than a machinery of suffering. From personal testimony to theoretical meditation these writers explore and confront the practical and cultural limits the prison places on its transformation into a socially constructive institution.
Item Description:Includes index.
ISBN:9781783509669
ISSN:1059-4337 ;
DOI:10.1108/S1059-4337201464
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 96 p.) : ill.

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