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Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis by Parenti, Christian

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Binding
Paperback
Weight
2 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
Yes
ISBN
9781844672493
Book Title
Lockdown America : Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis
Item Length
9.3 in
Publisher
Verso Books
Edition
2
Publication Year
2008
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
Christian Parenti
Genre
Law, Social Science, Political Science
Topic
Political Economy, Discrimination & Race Relations, General, Law Enforcement, Penology, Criminology
Item Width
6.1 in
Item Weight
18.1 Oz
Number of Pages
320 Pages

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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.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Verso Books
ISBN-10
1844672492
ISBN-13
9781844672493
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63857176

Product Key Features

Book Title
Lockdown America : Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis
Edition
2
Author
Christian Parenti
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Political Economy, Discrimination & Race Relations, General, Law Enforcement, Penology, Criminology
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Law, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
320 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.3 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Item Weight
18.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

LeafCats
378
Lc Classification Number
Hv9471.P33 2008
Edition Description
Expurgated Edition,Revised Edition
Reviews
"Terrifying, informative and gripping." New York Press"Exhaustively documented...deserves a full hearing from anyone serious about ending the often horrific realities of the criminal justice system."Washington Post Book World"Essential reading for those in law enforcement and politics in Britain who are attracted by the rhetoric of zero tolerance." Times Literary Supplement"In the best tradition of investigative journalism, paced like a fine novel, it carries the authority of meticulous academic research." Independent"Riveting" The Nation, "In the best tradition of investigative journalism, paced like a fine novel, it carries the authority of meticulous academic research."- Independent "Exhaustively documented ... deserves a full hearing from anyone serious about ending the often horrific realities of the criminal justice system."- Washington Post Book World "Essential reading for those in law enforcement and politics who are attracted by the rhetoric of zero tolerance."- Times Literary Supplement "Terrifying, informative and gripping."- New York Press, 'eoeEssential reading for those in law enforcement and politics who are attracted by the rhetoric of zero tolerance.'e�
Copyright Date
1999
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2008-277533
Dewey Decimal
365/.973
Dewey Edition
21

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