Judge and punish : the penal state on trial /

Lagasnerie, Geoffroy de,

Judge and punish : the penal state on trial / Geoffroy de Lagasnerie ; [translated by] Lara Vergnaud. - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource

Translation of: Juger : l'État pénal face à la sociologie.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part one. What we are. The state on trial -- Subjects of the law : a repressive theory of power -- From law to critique -- Part two. The state and violence. Civilization and its lies -- See the state for what it is -- The double reality of violence -- Part three. The system of judgement. Beyond responsibility -- The politics of perceptions -- An individualizing narrative -- React differently -- Part four. The system of punishment. Accuse and punish -- The logic of punishment -- What is a crime? : the fictional frameworks of penality -- Penality, sovereignty, and democracy -- Part five. See the world : rethinking sociology.



9781503605794

2017052140


Sociological jurisprudence.
Law--Philosophy.
Criminal justice, Administration of--Philosophy.


Electronic Books.

K371 / .J834 2018