Punitive States

Are there distinctive postmodern forms of punishment? Is the contemporary 'punitive' turn in the United States a sign of things to come in Europe? Is modern rationality at odds with violence, or the means to applying violence systematically? This work links together these key contemporary debates in criminology, penology and social theory.

Exista forme distincte de pedeapsa postmoderna? Intoarcerea contemporana „punitiva” din Statele Unite este un semn al lucrurilor care vor veni in Europa?