Global lockdown : race, gender, and the prison-industrial complex

by Julia Chinyere Oparah

Paper Book, 2005

Status

Checked out

Genres

Publication

New York : Routledge, 2005.

Description

Global Lockdown is the first book to apply a transnational feminist framework to the study of criminalization and imprisonment. The distinguished contributors to this collection offer a variety of perspectives, from former prisoners to advocates to scholars from around the world. The book is a must-read for anyone concerned by mass incarceration and the growth of the prison-industrial complex within and beyond U.S. borders, as well as those interested in globalization and resistance.

Subjects

Female offenders
Prison-industrial complex
Women prisoners

Language

English

Original publication date

2005

Physical description

xxviii, 323 p.; 24 cm

ISBN

9780415950572

Local notes

prison

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