Abolition Revolution

**Winner of the Bread and Roses Prize 2024****Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2023**George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis triggered abolitionist shockwaves. Calls to defund the police found receptive ears around the world. Shortly after, Sarah Everard's murder by a serving police officer sparked a national abolitionist movement in Britain. But to abolish the police, prisons and borders, we must confront the legacy of Empire.Abolition Revolution is a guide to abolitionist politics in Britain, drawing out rich histories of resistance from rebellion in the colonies to grassroots responses to carceral systems today. The authors argue that abolition is key to reconceptualising revolution for our times - linking it with materialist feminisms, anti-capitalist class struggle, internationalist solidarity and anti-colonialism.Perfect for reading groups and activist meetings, this is an invaluable book for those new to abolitionist politics - whilst simultaneously telling a passionate and authoritative story about the need for abolition and revolution in Britain and globally.

Product details

• Authors: Aviah Sarah Day, Shanice Octavia McBean
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2022
• EAN: 9780745346519
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-4651-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 30 mm
• Series: FireWorks
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Capitalism, British Empire, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 21st Century, Colonialism & imperialism, Politics & government, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social discrimination & inequality, Feminism & feminist theory, Economic systems & structures, Politics and government, Colonialism and imperialism, Police & security services, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Feminism and feminist theory, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Relating to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) peoples, Police and security services, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism