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Incarcerated Women: A History of Struggles, Oppression, and Resistance in American Prisons
Incarcerated Women: A History of Struggles, Oppression, and Resistance in American Prisons
This collection examines the history of the experience of female inmates in American prisons from the early nineteenth century to the twenty-first century. The contributors analyze women’s efforts to exert agency and control over their bodies and experiences, issues of race and class, and how women’s experiences differed from those of male inmates.
202 pages, 5 tables
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | February 6, 2017 |
ISBN13 | 9781498542111 |
Publishers | Lexington Books |
Pages | 202 |
Dimensions | 159 × 239 × 24 mm · 453 g |
Language | English |
Editor | Hayden, Erica Rhodes |
Editor | Jach, Theresa R. |