Abolition Democracy - Open Media Series - Beyond Empire, Prisons, and Torture (Paperback, Seven Stories Press 1st ed)

Revelations about U.S policies and practices of torture and abuse have captured headlines ever since the breaking of the Abu Ghraib prison story in April 2004. Since then, a debate has raged regarding what is and what is not acceptable behavior for the world's leading democracy. It is within this context that Angela Davis, one of America's most remarkable political figures, gave a series of interviews to discuss resistance and law, institutional sexual coercion, politics and prison. Davis talks about her own incarceration, as well as her experiences as "enemy of the state," and about having been put on the FBI's "most wanted" list. She talks about the crucial role that international activism played in her case and the case of many other political prisoners.
Throughout these interviews, Davis returns to her critique of a democracy that has been compromised by its racist origins and institutions. Discussing the most recent disclosures about the disavowed "chain of command," and the formal reports by the Red Cross and Human Rights Watch denouncing U.S. violation of human rights and the laws of war in Guantanamo, Afghanistan and Iraq, Davis focuses on the underpinnings of prison regimes in the United States.

General

Imprint:	Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2005
First published:	October 2005
Authors:	Angela Y. Davis
Dimensions:	178 x 127 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
Edition:	Seven Stories Press 1st ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-58322-695-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Political control & influence > Political oppression & persecution > General
LSN:	1-58322-695-8
Barcode:	9781583226957

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