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