Indiscipline, punishment, gender and race : examining Discipline and Punish in the context of the prison systems of the United States, and England and Wales

This dissertation explores how the changing philosophy and practices of criminal punishment in the United States, England and Wales reflect broader techniques and relations of power in these societies. Two questions motivate this research: firstly, the extent to which Michel Foucault’s account of po...

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Main Author: Pemberton, Sarah
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/33195