Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis - Brossura

Parenti, Christian

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1844672492 ISBN 13: 9781844672493

Casa editrice: Verso Books, 2008

Riassunto

Why is criminal justice so central to American politics? Lockdown America notonly documents the horrors and absurdities of militarized policing,prisons, a fortified border, and the federalization of the war oncrime, it also explains the political and economic history behind themassive crackdown. This updated edition includes an afterword on the War on Terror, a meditation on surveillance and the specter of terrorism as they help reanimate the criminal justice attack. Written in vivid prose, Lockdown America willpropel readers toward a deeper understanding of the links between crimeand politics in a period of gathering economic crisis.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Christian Parenti is the author of The Soft Cage and The Freedom, and is currently writing a book on Afghanistan. He is a visiting fellow at the CUNY Graduate School’s Center for Place, Culture and Politics, and his articles appear regularly in The Nation. He lives in New York City.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Verso Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1844672492
• ISBN 13: 9781844672493
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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