|
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues
|
Buy Now
The American Prison Business (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R3,492
Discovery Miles 34 920
|
|
|
The American Prison Business (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Revivals
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
First published in 1974, The American Prison Business studies the
lunacies, the delusions, and the bizarre inner workings of the
American prison business. From the first demonstration that the
penitentiary is an American invention that was initiated by the
late eighteenth-century reformers, to the startling revelations, in
the chapter called 'Cheaper than Chimpanzees' of how pharmaceutical
companies lease prisoners as human guinea-pigs, every page
stimulates and surprises the reader as Jessica Mitford describes,
inter alia the chemical, surgical and psychiatric techniques used
to help 'violent' prisoners to be 'reborn'; why businessmen tend to
be more enthusiastic than the prisoners they employ in the
'rent-a-con' plan; and the Special Isolation Diet which tastes like
inferior dog food. Jessica Mitford's financial analysis of the
prison business is a scoop. Her hard-eyed examination of how parole
really works is a revelation. As the prison abolition movement
continues to gain momentum, this book will provide food for thought
for legislators, officials and students of sociology, law,
criminology, penology, and history.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
