From Gulag to Guantanamo

Examines the historical, economic and political forces that shape and influence penal policies and institutions across a number of different countries.

Sommario

Preface / 1. Introduction / 2. A Primer on the Evolution of the Penitentiary / 3. The Institution of American Slavery and the Evolution of Modern Mass Incarceration: A Critical Assessment of Forced Labor in America and China / 4. Reaping Refugees: Privatized Immigration Detention Centers in America and Australia / 5. Condemned Kids: The Incarceration of Children for Profit in America and the United Kingdom / 6. From Gulag to Guantanamo: State Sanctioned Torture and The Global Convergence of Corporate States; An American-Russian Case Study / Selected Bibliography / Index

Info autore

Wesley Kendall is a Law Lecturer at the University of the South Pacific.

Riassunto

Examines the historical, economic and political forces that shape and influence penal policies and institutions across a number of different countries.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Wesley Kendall
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2015, ritardato
• EAN: 9781783484706
• ISBN: 978-1-78348-470-6
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Penology and punishment, Prisons, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, governance;inequality;penal;penology;prisons;social justice