The prison and the gallows : the politics of mass incarceration in America / Marie Gottschalk.
2006
KF9735 .G68 2006 (Mapit)
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Author
Gottschalk, Marie.
Title
The prison and the gallows : the politics of mass incarceration in America / Marie Gottschalk.
Imprint
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2006]
Copyright
©2006
Description
xiii, 451 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series
Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)
Formatted Contents Note
The prison and the gallows : the construction of the carceral state in America
Law, order, and alternative explanations
Unlocking the past : the nationalization and politicization of law and order
The carceral state and the welfare state : the comparative politics of victims
Not the usual suspects : feminists, women's groups, and the anti-rape movement
The battered women's movement and the development of penal policy
From rights to revolution : prison activism and the carceral state
Capital punishment, the courts, and the early origins of the carceral state, 1920s-1960s
The power to punish and execute : the political development of capital punishment, 1972 to today
Whither the carceral state?.
Law, order, and alternative explanations
Unlocking the past : the nationalization and politicization of law and order
The carceral state and the welfare state : the comparative politics of victims
Not the usual suspects : feminists, women's groups, and the anti-rape movement
The battered women's movement and the development of penal policy
From rights to revolution : prison activism and the carceral state
Capital punishment, the courts, and the early origins of the carceral state, 1920s-1960s
The power to punish and execute : the political development of capital punishment, 1972 to today
Whither the carceral state?.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-427) and index.
Location
STA KF9735 .G68 2006
Call Number
KF9735 .G68 2006
Language
English
ISBN
9780521864275
0521864275 hardback
9780521682916
0521682916 paperback
0521864275 hardback
9780521682916
0521682916 paperback
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