American Social and Political Movements of the 20th Century: Rethinking the American Prison Movement
American Social and Political Movements of the 20th Century: Rethinking the American Prison Movement
Editor/Author
Berger, Dan and Losier, Toussaint
Publication Year: 2018
Publisher: Routledge
Price: Core Collection Only

ISBN: 978-1-13-878684-4
Category: Social Sciences - Criminology & Law
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
Rethinking the American Prison Movement provides a short, accessible overview of the transformational and ongoing struggles against America's prison system.
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Roots: Challenging Prison Slavery and Political Repression, 1865–1940
- Chapter 2 - Rights: Fighting Prison Jim Crow, 1940–1968
- Chapter 3 - Revolution: The Prison Rebellion Years, 1968–1972
- Chapter 4 - Radicalism: Unions, Feminism, and the Crisis of Prison Managerialism, 1972–1980
- Chapter 5 - Retrenchment: Mass Incarceration and the Remaking of the Prison Movement, 1980–1998
- Conclusion
- Bibliography