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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: 2nd Vintage Books Ed
ISBN-10: 0679752552
ISBN-13: 9780679752554
Publisher: Vintage
Pub date: Apr 25, 1995
Dimensions: 20 cm x 13 cm x 2 cm Just how big is that?
Also available as: Paperback and Hardcover
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