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Punishment and Culture

About Punishment and Culture

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.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780226766096
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 224
  • Published:
  • February 29, 2008
  • Dimensions:
  • 16x24x2 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 425 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of Punishment and Culture

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.

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