A Just Measure of Pain by Michael Ignatieff

A Just Measure of Pain by Michael Ignatieff

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This describes the moment in 18th century England when the modern penitentiary and its ambiguous legacy were born. Michael Ignatieff documents the rise of a new conception of class relations and with it a new philosophy of punishment, one directed not at the body but at the mind.

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A Just Measure of Pain by Michael Ignatieff

This describes the moment in 18th century England when the modern penitentiary and its ambiguous legacy were born. Michael Ignatieff documents the rise of a new conception of class relations and with it a new philosophy of punishment, one directed not at the body but at the mind.
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ISBN 13 9780140552478
ISBN 10 0140552472
Title A Just Measure of Pain
Author Michael Ignatieff
Series Peregrine Books
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1989-08-31
Number of pages 288
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