Anne Schwan is Associate Professor in English Literature at Edinburgh Napier University. She is a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Young Academy of Scotland and a Fellow of RSA. She is the co-author of How to Read Foucault's Discipline and Punishment (Pluto, 2011).Stephen Shapiro is Professor of American Literature at the University of Warwick. He is the author of How to Read Marx's Capital (Pluto, 2008) and How to Read Foucault's Discipline and Punishment (Pluto, 2011).

'A useful and illuminating companion to Foucault's book, and will clarify much that remains puzzling about this proteiform thinker, dispelling misunderstandings and sending the reader on new and more fruitful paths'

• Rationale OverviewNote on TranslationPart One: Torture1. The Body of the Condemned2. The Spectacle of the ScaffoldPart Two: Punishment1. Generalised Punishment2. The Gentle Way in PunishmentPart Three: Discipline1. Docile Bodies2. The Means of Correct Training3. PanopticismPart Four: Prison1. Complete and Austere Institutions2. Illegalities and Delinquency3. The CarceralSuggestions for Further ReadingIndex

Anne Schwan is Associate Professor in English Literature at Edinburgh Napier University. She is a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Young Academy of Scotland and a Fellow of RSA. She is the co-author of How to Read Foucault's Discipline and Punishment (Pluto, 2011).Stephen Shapiro is Professor of American Literature at the University of Warwick. He is the author of How to Read Marx's Capital (Pluto, 2008) and How to Read Foucault's Discipline and Punishment (Pluto, 2011).

'A useful and illuminating companion to Foucault's book, and will clarify much that remains puzzling about this proteiform thinker, dispelling misunderstandings and sending the reader on new and more fruitful paths'

• Rationale OverviewNote on TranslationPart One: Torture1. The Body of the Condemned2. The Spectacle of the ScaffoldPart Two: Punishment1. Generalised Punishment2. The Gentle Way in PunishmentPart Three: Discipline1. Docile Bodies2. The Means of Correct Training3. PanopticismPart Four: Prison1. Complete and Austere Institutions2. Illegalities and Delinquency3. The CarceralSuggestions for Further ReadingIndex

Anne Schwan is Associate Professor in English Literature at Edinburgh Napier University. She is a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Young Academy of Scotland and a Fellow of RSA. She is the co-author of How to Read Foucault's Discipline and Punishment (Pluto, 2011).Stephen Shapiro is Professor of American Literature at the University of Warwick. He is the author of How to Read Marx's Capital (Pluto, 2008) and How to Read Foucault's Discipline and Punishment (Pluto, 2011).

'A useful and illuminating companion to Foucault's book, and will clarify much that remains puzzling about this proteiform thinker, dispelling misunderstandings and sending the reader on new and more fruitful paths'

• Rationale OverviewNote on TranslationPart One: Torture1. The Body of the Condemned2. The Spectacle of the ScaffoldPart Two: Punishment1. Generalised Punishment2. The Gentle Way in PunishmentPart Three: Discipline1. Docile Bodies2. The Means of Correct Training3. PanopticismPart Four: Prison1. Complete and Austere Institutions2. Illegalities and Delinquency3. The CarceralSuggestions for Further ReadingIndex