1st Edition
Punishment Rhetoric, Rule, and Practice
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1989, Punishment examines the practice of punishment, not simply as a typical sanction employed by the state but as a pervasive feature of social organisation in both past and contemporary societies. With depth and rigour, they consider penal practice in a variety of historical and cultural contexts, such as the family, kinship and tribal groupings, small communities,... Read more
New Preface Preface A Note on Terminology 1. Themes and Analyses 2. Punishment, State, and Society 3. Conflicts and Tensions within the Penal Network 4. Lore and Doctrine: From A Reflexive to A Reflective Experience of Punishment 5. Punishment, Rule, and Social Organisation 6. The Purposes of Punishment 7. Similarities, Comparisons, and Contrasts 8. Punishment: Authorities and Agents 9. Punishment: The Subject 10. Methods of Punishment Notes Select Bibliography Name Index Subject Index
Biography
Christopher Harding and Richard W. Ireland
