The Big House - Image and Reality of the American Prison (Paperback)

The complex and fascinating history of what it's like "doing time" in the "Big House," and its influence on the American imagination. "The Big House" is America's idea of the prison- a huge, tough, ostentatiously oppressive pile of rock, bristling with rules and punishments, overwhelming in size and the intent to intimidate. Stephen Cox tells the story of the American prison-its politics, its sex, its violence, its inability to control itself-and its idealization in American popular culture. This book investigates both the popular images of prison and the realities behind them : problems of control and discipline, maintenance and reform, power and sexuality. It conveys an awareness of the limits of human and institutional power, and of the symbolic and iconic qualities the "Big House" has attained in America's understanding of itself.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Icons of America
Release date:	February 2015
Authors:	Stephen Cox
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-21508-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	0-300-21508-8
Barcode:	9780300215083

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