Punishment and inclusion: race, membership, and the limits of American liberalism

"This book gives a theoretical and historical account of felon disenfranchisement, showing deep connections between punishment and citizenship practices in the United States. These connections are deployed quietly and yet perniciously as part of a political system of white supremacy, shaping co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dilts, Andrew (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York Fordham University Press c 2014
In:Year: 2014
Edition:1. ed.
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
Klappentext (Verlag)
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 7119
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Keywords:
Suffrage > United States
Prisoners > Suffrage > United States
Political rights, Loss of > United States
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States
Punishment > United States
Citizenship > United States
Race > Political aspects > United States
Liberalism > United States
United States > Politics and government
USA > Freiheitsstrafe > Gefangener > Bürgerrecht > Liberalismus > Rassendiskriminierung
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Summary:"This book gives a theoretical and historical account of felon disenfranchisement, showing deep connections between punishment and citizenship practices in the United States. These connections are deployed quietly and yet perniciously as part of a political system of white supremacy, shaping contemporary regimes of punishment and governance"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-315) and index
Physical Description:XIX, 324 S. Ill. 24 cm
ISBN:9780823262427
9780823262410