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UNINA9910462058603321 |
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Autore |
Richie Beth |
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Titolo |
Arrested Justice [[electronic resource] ] : Black Women, Violence, and America’s Prison Nation / / Beth E. Richie |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-8147-0822-6 |
0-8147-2391-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (246 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Crime - Sociological aspects |
Violence - United States |
Victims of crimes - United States |
Abused women - United States |
African American women - Social conditions |
African American women - Crimes against |
African American women - Violence against |
African American women - Abuse of |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The problem of male violence against black women -- How we won the mainstream but lost the movement -- Black women, male violence, and the buildup of a prison nation -- The matrix: a black feminist response to male violence and the state -- Conclusion. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Black women in marginalized communities are uniquely at risk of battering, rape, sexual harassment, stalking and incest. Through the compelling stories of Black women who have been most affected by racism, persistent poverty, class inequality, limited access to support resources or institutions, Beth E. Richie shows that the threat of violence to Black women has never been more serious, demonstrating how conservative legal, social, political and economic policies have impacted activism in the US-based movement to end violence against |
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