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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162792403321

Autore

Pallot Judith

Titolo

Waiting at the prison gate : women, identity and the Russian penal system / / Judith Pallot and Elena Katz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2016

ISBN

1-350-98968-1

1-78673-033-2

1-78672-033-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations

Collana

International library of human geography ; ; 41

Soggetti

Reformatories for women - Russia (Federation)

Women prisoners - Russia (Federation)

Women - Effect of imprisonment on - Russia (Federation)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"The Russian Federation has one of the largest prison populations in the world. Women in particular are profoundly affected by the imprisonment of a family member. Families and Punishment in Russia details the experiences of these women-be they wives, mothers, girlfriends, daughters-who, as relatives of Russia's three-quarters of a million prisoners, are the "invisible victims" of the country's harsh penal policy. A pioneering work that offers a unique lens through which various aspects of life in twenty-first century Russia can be observed: the workings of criminal sub-cultures; societal attitudes to parenthood, marriage and marital fidelity; young women's quests for a husband; nostalgia for the Soviet period; state strategies towards dealing with political opponents; and the social construction of gender roles."--Bloomsbury Publishing.