Global lockdown : race, gender, and the prison-industrial complex /

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Imprint:New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2005.
Description:xxviii, 323 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5607110
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Other authors / contributors:Oparah, Julia Chinyere
ISBN:0415950562 (hb)
0415950570 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-317) and index.
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Summary:Global Lockdown is the first book to apply a transnational feminist framework to the study of criminalization and imprisonment. The distinguished contributors to this collection offer a variety of perspectives, from former prisoners to advocates to scholars from around the world. The book is a must-read for anyone concerned by mass incarceration and the growth of the prison-industrial complex within and beyond U.S. borders, as well as those interested in globalization and resistance.
Physical Description:xxviii, 323 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-317) and index.
ISBN:0415950562
0415950570