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The Prison and the American Imagination

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Argues that the dehumanization inherent in captivity has always been at the heart of American civil society. This title shows how alienation and self-reliance, social death and spiritual rebirth, torture and penitence came together in the prison, a scene for the portrayal of both gothic nightmares and romantic dreams.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780300171495
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 272
  • Utgitt:
  • 26 April 2011
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 158x234x19 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 318 g.
Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 19 oktober 2024

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Argues that the dehumanization inherent in captivity has always been at the heart of American civil society. This title shows how alienation and self-reliance, social death and spiritual rebirth, torture and penitence came together in the prison, a scene for the portrayal of both gothic nightmares and romantic dreams.

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