Brown, Michelle,  1971- <br/><br/>
The culture of punishment :  prison, society, and spectacle / 
Michelle Brown. 
 - 1 online resource (260 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Alternative criminology series .
 - Alternative criminology series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : notes on becoming a penal spectator -- Prison theory : engaging the work of punishment -- Prison iconography : regarding the pain of others -- Prison tourism : the cultural work and play of punishment -- Prison portents : Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, and the War on Terror -- Prison science : of faith and futility -- Prison otherwise : cultural meanings beyond punishment. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780814739044 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Punishment--Social aspects.<br/>Imprisonment--Social aspects.<br/>Prisons--Social aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV8756  / .B76 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.3/6