Witness in the era of mass incarceration : discovering the ethical prison /

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This book places prison witness at the center of discussions of the human experience of law and order, and of the nature of the rights-bearing person. Readings of canonical and contemporary writers facing incarceration yield abiding literary tropes that chart the path from institutional abjection to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Larson, Doran, 1957- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [2017]
Colección:Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in law, culture, and the humanities.
Temas:
Imprisonment > Moral and ethical aspects.
Prisoners as authors.
Prisoners' writings.
Emprisonnement > Aspect moral.
Écrivains prisonniers.
Écrits de prisonniers.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Imprisonment > Moral and ethical aspects
Prisoners as authors
Prisoners' writings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book places prison witness at the center of discussions of the human experience of law and order, and of the nature of the rights-bearing person. Readings of canonical and contemporary writers facing incarceration yield abiding literary tropes that chart the path from institutional abjection toward the minimal threshold of personhood.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxi, 163 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-156) and index.
ISBN:9781611479836
1611479835

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