| Edition |
[Enhanced Credo edition] |
| Description |
1 online resource (14 entries) ; digital files. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
American social and political movements of the twentieth century
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American social and political movements of the twentieth century.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-197). |
| 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. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
Rethinking the American Prison Movement provides a short, accessible overview of the transformational and ongoing struggles against America's prison system. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Local Note |
Credo Reference General Reference |
| Subject |
Prisons -- United States -- History.
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Prisons. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Imprisonment -- United States -- History.
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Imprisonment. |
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Prison administration -- United States -- History.
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Prison administration. |
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- History.
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Criminal justice, Administration of. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Losier, Toussaint, author.
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Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 1138786845 9781138786844 (DLC) 2017025150 viii, 206 pages |
| ISBN |
9781138786844 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1138786845 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9781138786851 paperback |
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1138786853 paperback |
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9781315767031 electronic book |
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1315767031 |
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9781787856134 electronic version |
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