
Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1
$25.51
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
26 May 2025
Summary
Abolition: A Vision for a World Without Prisons
From trailblazing political activist Angela Y. Davis comes a major new collection of essays and interviews that argue for a radical rethinking of our prison systems.
An icon of revolutionary politics, Angela Y. Davis has been at the forefront of collective movements for prison abolition for over fifty years. Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1 brings together an essential collection of Davis’s essays, conv…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9780241994580 |
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ISBN-10: | 0241994586 |
Author: | Angela Y. Davis |
Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 320 |
Release Date: | 26 May 2025 |
Weight: | 227g |
Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 19mm |
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In a brilliantly observant, profoundly knowledgeable, and unfailingly original text, the author’s passion and eloquence render even the driest facts fascinating … even the staunchest Davis devotees are likely to discover new material and new ways to reimagine a more just world. A must-read essay collection for anyone invested in racial equity * Kirkus (Starred Review) *Angela Davis has stood her ground on every issue important to the health of our people and the planet. It is impossible to read her words or hear her voice and not be moved to comprehension and gratitude for our incredible luck in having her with us – Alice Walker
About The Author
Angela Y. Davis
ANGELA Y. DAVIS is Professor Emerita of History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies at UC Santa Cruz. An activist, writer and lecturer, her work focuses on prisons, police, abolition and the related intersections of race, gender and class. She is the author of many books, including Women, Race and Class and Freedom Is a Constant Struggle.
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