Discipline and Punish; The Birth of the Prison
New York: Pantheon Books [1977], 1977. First American edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [12], 3-333, [1] pp. Maroon boards with grey lettering and two grey rules on the front board, silver lettering and a silver rule on the spine. Price of $10.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Jacket design by Tara Collins, Inc. Illustrated with a few double-sided plates of black and white photographs. Translated from the French by Alan Sheridan. Foucault paints a stark picture of the history of prisons and criminal justice, and compares the modern prison to other modern institutions such as hospitals, schools, armies, etc. He pays special attention to the individual versus society, and how the needs of each entity are often opposed to one another. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #000017290
A faint odor of tobacco to the leaves; jacket with a few hints of edge wear.
Price: $300.00