{"product_id":"escape-to-prison-michael-welch-9780520286160","title":"Escape to Prison: Penal Tourism and the Pull of Punishment","description":"The resurrection of former prisons as museums has caught the attention of tourists along with scholars interested in studying what is known as dark tourism. Unsurprisingly, due to their grim subject matter, prison museums tend to invert the \"Disneyland\" experience, becoming the antithesis of \"the happiest place on earth.\" In \u003ci\u003eEscape to Prison, \u003c\/i\u003e the culmination of years of international research, noted criminologist Michael Welch explores ten prison museums on six continents, examining the complex interplay between culture and punishment. From Alcatraz to the Argentine Penitentiary, museums constructed on the former locations of surveillance, torture, colonial control, and even rehabilitation tell unique tales about the economic, political, religious, and scientific roots of each site's historical relationship to punishment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Welch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520286162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520286160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016","brand":"Michael Welch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919954149631,"sku":"9780520286160","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e8ee8aed-b9b3-4e4f-95a3-7c8dcfaad4ae.jpg?v=1680812831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/escape-to-prison-michael-welch-9780520286160","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}