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The prison and the gallows, the politics of mass incarceration in America, Marie Gottschalk

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The prison and the gallows, the politics of mass incarceration in America, Marie Gottschalk

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The prison and the gallows

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

181092543

Responsibility statement

Marie Gottschalk

Series statement

ACLS Humanities E-BookCambridge studies in criminologyCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

the politics of mass incarceration in America

Table Of Contents

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 penal policy -- Capital punishment, the courts, and the early origins of the carceral state, 1920s-1960s -- The power to punish : the political development of capital punishment, 1972 to today -- Whither the carceral state

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