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Subjects:

Punishment -- Social aspects.
Imprisonment -- Social aspects.
Prisons -- Social aspects.

Contents:

Introduction : notes on becoming a penal spectator
Prison theory : engaging the work of punishment
Prison iconography : regarding the pain of others
Prison tourism : the cultural work and play of punishment
Prison portents : Guantánamo, Abu Ghraib, and the War on Terror
Prison science : of faith and futility
Prison otherwise : cultural meanings beyond punishment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814799994 (cl : alk. paper)
081479999X (cl : alk. paper)
9780814791004 (pb : alk. paper)
081479100X (pb : alk. paper)

OCLC:

323190042