DISCIPLINE AND PUNISH: THE BIRTH OF THE PRISON

Michel Foucault's "Discipline and Punish" is an insightful study of the transformations in punishment and social surveillance systems over the centuries. The author analyzes the evolution of punishments from brutal, public executions to more subtle forms of control that characterize modern societies. This is a read for people interested in philosophy, sociology, and the history of law and penitentiary institutions.

• In-depth analysis of the mechanisms of power and social control.
• Critical look at the evolution of punishment systems.
• Insightful study of the birth of the modern prison.
• Work by one of the most important thinkers of the 20th century.
• Inspiring reading for students and researchers in the social sciences.
• Edition in 145x205 mm format.
• Number of pages 476.

Michel Foucault (1926-1984) was a French philosopher, historian, and social theorist whose works had a profound impact on the humanities and social sciences. His thinking is characterized by a critical approach to modernity and an analysis of the relationships between knowledge and power. Foucault examined the social constructions of phenomena such as madness, crime, and sexuality, deconstructing traditional ways of thinking about them.

"Discipline and Punish" is Foucault's most popular and highly acclaimed book, in which the author analyzes the transformations in the punishment system from modern times to the present. Foucault shows how, with the increasing respect for human rights, the punishment system has evolved from brutal executions to more subtle forms of surveillance and control. The birth of the prison is associated with the idea of resocialization and the rehabilitation of the criminal, but at the same time leads to the creation of an omnipresent surveillance system that permeates the entire society.

This book is an instructive analysis of the changes in the punishment system. Instead of a one-time attack on the body of the convict, there is constant observation and subordination. The citizen who has freed himself from individual despotism falls into a situation where he is enslaved differently: no longer brutally and physically, but painfully for his privacy, controlled by an omniscient and omnipotent system.