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Escape to Prison: Penal Tourism and the Pull of Punishment
Michael Welch
Escape to Prison: Penal Tourism and the Pull of Punishment
Michael Welch
From Alcatraz to the Argentine Penitentiary, museums constructed on the former locations of surveillance, torture, colonial control, and even rehabilitation, this book tells the tales about the economic, political, religious, and scientific roots of each site's historical relationship to punishment.
304 pages, 30 b&w scattered
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 1, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9780520286160 |
Publishers | University of California Press |
Pages | 304 |
Dimensions | 152 × 230 × 20 mm · 444 g |
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