The culture of punishment : prison, society, and spectacle /
America is the most punitive nation in the world, incarcerating more than 2.3 million people--or one in 136 of its residents. Against the backdrop of this unprecedented mass imprisonment, punishment permeates everyday life, carrying with it complex cultural meanings. In The Culture of Punishment, Mi...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
New York University Press,
2009
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| Series: | Alternative criminology series.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | America is the most punitive nation in the world, incarcerating more than 2.3 million people--or one in 136 of its residents. Against the backdrop of this unprecedented mass imprisonment, punishment permeates everyday life, carrying with it complex cultural meanings. In The Culture of Punishment, Michelle Brown goes beyond prison gates and into the routine and popular engagements of everyday life, showing that those of us most distanced from the practice of punishment tend to be particularly harsh in our judgments. The Culture of Punishment takes readers on a tour of the sites where culture an. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 251 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-243) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780814739044 0814739040 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
