Blood in the water: the Attica prison uprising of 1971 and its legacy
Historian Heather Ann Thompson offers the first definitive telling of the Attica prison uprising, the state's violent response, and the victims' decades-long quest for justice. Drawing from more than a decade of extensive research, Thompson sheds new light on every aspect of the uprising a...
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Tipo de documento: | Print Libro |
Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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New York
Vintage Books
August 2017
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En: | Año: 2017 |
Edición: | First Vintage Books edition |
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Sumario: | Historian Heather Ann Thompson offers the first definitive telling of the Attica prison uprising, the state's violent response, and the victims' decades-long quest for justice. Drawing from more than a decade of extensive research, Thompson sheds new light on every aspect of the uprising and its legacy, giving voice to all those who took part in this forty-five-year fight for justice: prisoners, former hostages, families of the victims, lawyers and judges, and state officials and members of law enforcement |
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Notas: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 579-684 |
Descripción Física: | xvii, 724 Seiten Illustrationen, 1 Karte 25 cm |
ISBN: | 9781400078240 |