Policing the National Body

Policing the National Body Race, Gender and Criminalization in the United States

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Publisher's Synopsis

This anthology explores the ways in which women of colour are monitored, criminalised and regulated.*BR**BR*This collection of essays places issues of race, class, and gender at the centre of the reproductive rights and social justice agendas by focusing on a key concern among women of colour and poor communities today - the difficulty of maintaining families and sustaining community in the face of increasing criminalisation and surveillance. *BR**BR*Contributors include Judith Scully, Cynthia Chandler, Carol Kingery, Syd lindsley, Pat Hynes, Janice Hamond, Rajani Bhatia, Betsy Hatman, Andrea Smith, Marlene Fried, Loretta Ross and Anne Hendrixson.

Book information

ISBN: 9780896086616
Publisher: South End Press
Imprint: South End Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 305.48800973
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 250
Weight: 553g
Height: 215mm
Width: 135mm
Spine width: 25mm