The Prison and the Factory (40th Anniversary Edition): Origins of the Penitentiary System - Paperback

by Dario Melossi (Author), Massimo Pavarini (Author)

1."The Prison and the Factory" Revisited (2017): Penality and the Critique of Political Economy Between Marx and Foucault
Part 1 Prison and Labour in Europe and Italy During the Formation of the Capitalist Mode of ProductionDario Melossi2. Creation of the Modern Prison in England and Europe (1550-1850)
3. Genesis of the Prison in ItalyPart 2 The Penitentiary Invention: The US Experience of the First Half of the Nineteenth CenturyMassimo Pavarini4. The Jacksonian Era: Economic Development, Marginality and Social Control Policy5. The Penitentiary as a Model of the Ideal Society6. Conclusions: Contractual Reason and Disciplinary Necessity at the Basis of Punishment by Deprivation of Liberty7.Understanding Punishment Today (2017): The PrisonWithout the Factory

Author Biography

Dario Melossi is Professor of Criminology in the School of Law of the University of Bologna.
Massimo Pavarini (1947-2015) was Professor of Criminal and Prison Law at the University of Bologna. He was one of the guiding lights of critical criminology throughout Latin America.