Crime and punishment perspectives from the humanities /

• Other Authors: Sarat, Austin
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, c2005.
• Series: Studies in law, politics, and society ; v. 37.
• Subjects: Punishment > Philosophy.; Criminal law > Philosophy.; Criminals > Public opinion.; Imprisonment > Social aspects.; Imprisonment > Moral and ethical aspects.; Criminals > Rehabilitation.; Jurisprudence & philosophy of law.; Social Science > Sociology > General.; Law > Criminal Law > General.

Volume 37 of "Studies in Law, Politics, and Society" presents a special issue devoted to exploring humanistic perspectives on the subject of punishment. Drawing together a distinguished group of interdisciplinary scholars, it explores the way "deviant" subjects are constructed an...