The prison and the gallows: the politics of mass incarceration in America
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 usua...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [u.a.]
Cambridge University Press
2006
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| En: | Año: 2006 |
| Edición: | 1. publ. |
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| Disponibilidad en Tübingen: | Disponible en Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 2115 |
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| Sumario: | 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 -- Conclusion : Whither the carceral state? |
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| Notas: | Includes bibliographical references (S. 379 - 427) and index |
| Descripción Física: | XIII, 451 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 9780521682916 0521864275 0521682916 9780521864275 |