Punish and Critique - Towards a Feminist Analysis of Penality

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

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Political economies of punishment; Chapter 2 ‘New’ histories of punishment regimes; Chapter 3 The Foucault effect: from penology to penality; Chapter 4 Feminist analytical approaches to women's imprisonment; Chapter 5 Postmodern feminism and the question of penality; Chapter 6 Towards a postmodern penal politics?;

About the author

Adrian Howe is Lecturer in Legal Studies at La Trobe University, Australia.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Adrian Howe, Adrian (University of Melbourne Howe, Howe Adrian
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.07.1994
• EAN: 9780415051910
• ISBN: 978-0-415-05191-0
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Sociology of Law and Crime
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / General, Social issues & processes, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Social and ethical issues, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Gender studies: women and girls