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Punish and Critique: Towards a Feminist Analysis of Penality
Adrian Howe
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Paperback. Feminist analysis of the range of critical perspectives on punishment leads to argument that a fuller social understanding of punishment must be informed by feminist research on women's imprisonment. Series: Sociology of Law and Crime. Num Pages: 268 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 340.
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Political economies of punishment 2. 'New histories of punishment regimes 3. The Foucault Effect: from penology to penality 4. Feminist analytical approaches to women's imprisonment 5. Postmodern feminism and the question of penalty 6. Towards a postmodern penal politic? Bibliography
Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Political economies of punishment 2. 'New histories of punishment regimes 3. The Foucault Effect: from penology to penality 4. Feminist analytical approaches to women's imprisonment 5. Postmodern feminism and the question of penalty 6. Towards a postmodern penal politic? Bibliography
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Series
Sociology of Law and Crime
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415051910
SKU
V9780415051910
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About Adrian Howe
Adrian Howe is Lecturer in Legal Studies at La Trobe University, Australia.
Reviews for Punish and Critique: Towards a Feminist Analysis of Penality
`The book is extremely well researched and I found myself making a lengthy list of new references to follow up ... makes a stimulating contribution to the debate about the future of penology and its relevance to feminism (and vise versa). At the same time, however, its detailed discussion of the development of modern penal studies will ensure it a ... Read more