Punishment - Rhetoric, Rule, and Practice

First published in 1989, Punishment examines the practice of punishment as a pervasive feature of social organisation in both past and contemporary societies.

List of contents

New Preface Preface A Note on Terminology 1. Themes and Analyses 2. Punishment, State, and Society 3. Conflicts and Tensions within the Penal Network 4. Lore and Doctrine: From A Reflexive to A Reflective Experience of Punishment 5. Punishment, Rule, and Social Organisation 6. The Purposes of Punishment 7. Similarities, Comparisons, and Contrasts 8. Punishment: Authorities and Agents 9. Punishment: The Subject 10. Methods of Punishment Notes Select Bibliography Name Index Subject Index

About the author

Christopher Harding and Richard W. Ireland

Summary

First published in 1989, Punishment examines the practice of punishment as a pervasive feature of social organisation in both past and contemporary societies.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Harding, Harding Christopher, Richard W. Ireland
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2024
• EAN: 9781032345338
• ISBN: 978-1-032-34533-8
• No. of pages: 252
• Weight: 380 g
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions, PHILOSOPHY / General, LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Essays, LAW / Remedies & Damages, PHILOSOPHY / Good & Evil, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law