Solitary Confinement : Lived Experiences and Ethical Implications /

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"This book is the first to consider the history of solitary confinement and how it is experienced by the individuals undergoing it. Using Merleau-Ponty's concept of embodied subjectivity, it provides first-hand accounts of the inhumane experience of solitary confinement to provide a better...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Polizzi, David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Solitary confinement.
Einzelhaft
Solitary confinement > Moral and ethical aspects.
USA
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"This book is the first to consider the history of solitary confinement and how it is experienced by the individuals undergoing it. Using Merleau-Ponty's concept of embodied subjectivity, it provides first-hand accounts of the inhumane experience of solitary confinement to provide a better appreciation of the relationship between penal strategy and its effect on human beings."--Page 4 of cover.
Physical Description:1 online resource (112 pages).
ISBN:9781447337546

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