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Lockdown America

Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis

By Christian Parenti

By Christian Parenti

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Category: Politics

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Aug 17, 2008 | ISBN 9781844672493

Lockdown America by Christian Parenti
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About Lockdown America

Why is criminal justice so central to American politics? Lockdown America notonly documents the horrors and absurdities of militarized policing,prisons, a fortified border, and the federalization of the war oncrime, it also explains the political and economic history behind themassive crackdown. This updated edition includes an afterword on the War on Terror, a meditation on surveillance and the specter of terrorism as they help reanimate the criminal justice attack. Written in vivid prose, Lockdown America willpropel readers toward a deeper understanding of the links between crimeand politics in a period of gathering economic crisis.

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Product Details

Category: Politics

Paperback | $24.95
Published by Verso
Aug 17, 2008 | 306 Pages | 6-1/10 x 9-3/10 | ISBN 9781844672493

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Praise

“In the best tradition of investigative journalism, paced like a fine novel, it carries the authority of meticulous academic research.”—Independent

“Exhaustively documented … deserves a full hearing from anyone serious about ending the often horrific realities of the criminal justice system.”—Washington Post Book World

“Essential reading for those in law enforcement and politics who are attracted by the rhetoric of zero tolerance.”—Times Literary Supplement

“Terrifying, informative and gripping.”—New York Press

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