The spectacle of the scaffold

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Author:

Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.

ISBN:

9780141036649

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Foucault, Michel, 1926-1984.

Publication Information:

London : Penguin, 2008.

Physical Description:

92 p. ; 18 cm.

Series:

Penguin Books great ideas ; 60

Great ideas ; 60

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Penguin Books great ideas ; 60

Great ideas ; 60

General Note:

First published in French in 1975.

This translation first published as Discipline and punish: the birth of the prison in 1977.

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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlighted, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

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Summary

Foucault's writings on power and control in social institutions have made him one of the modern era's most influential thinkers. Here he argues that punishment has gone from being mere spectacle to becoming an instrument of systematic domination over individuals in society - not just of our bodies, but our souls.

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.