The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness / Michelle Alexander.
Argues that mass incarceration of African- and Latino Americans in the United States is a form of social control, and contends the civil rights community needs to become more active in protecting the rights of criminals.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781595586438 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 1595586431
- Physical Description: xvii, 312 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: Revised edition.
- Publisher: New York : New Press, [2012]
- Copyright: ©2012
Content descriptions
General Note: | "With a new foreword by Cornell West"--Cover. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-296) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The rebirth of caste -- The lockdown -- The color of justice -- The cruel hand -- The new Jim Crow -- The fire this time. |
Citation/References Note: | Pub Weekly, November 2009 Choice, November 2010 Kirkus Review, November 2009 Multicultural Review, June 2010 |
Target Audience Note: | NC1390L Lexile Adult Follett Library Resources |
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