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In this brilliant work, the most influential philosopher since Sartre suggests that such vaunted reforms as the abolition of torture and the emergence of the modern penitentiary have merely shifted the focus of punishment from the prisoner's body to his soul.

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Paperback 352 Pages
Edition: New Ed
ISBN-10: 014013722X
ISBN-13: 9780140137224
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Pub date: Apr 25, 1991
Dimensions: 19 cm x 13 cm x 2 cm Just how big is that?
Also available as: Paperback and Hardcover
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