1.

Record Nr.

UNISOBSOBE00072557

Autore

Ferrucci, Carlo

Titolo

Di libertà l'amore : la carrozza di Giacomo / Carlo Ferrucci ; prefazione di Mario Luzi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Macerata, : Liberilibri, 1997

Titolo uniforme

Di libertà l'amore

ISBN

8885140297

Descrizione fisica

X, 87 p. ; 20 cm

Collana

<il >Circo ; 3

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786046003321

Titolo

The globalization of supermax prisons [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jeffrey Ian Ross ; foreword by Loïc Wacquant

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2013

ISBN

0-8135-5742-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

Critical Issues in Crime and Society

Critical issues in crime and society

Altri autori (Persone)

RossJeffrey Ian

WacquantLoïc J. D

Disciplina

365/.33

Soggetti

Prisons

Prison administration

Prisons - United States

Prison administration - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword: Probing the Meta-Prison -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. The Globalization of Supermax Prisons -- Chapter 2. The Invention of the American Supermax Prison -- Chapter 3. How Canada Built Its Supermax Prison -- Chapter 4. Supermaxes South of the Border -- Chapter 5. The Growth of the Supermax Option in Britain -- Chapter 6. Analyzing the Supermax Prisons in the Netherlands -- Chapter 7. Super maximum Prisons in South Africa -- Chapter 8. From “Secondary Punishment” to “Supermax” -- Chapter 9. The Emergence of the Supermax in New Zealand -- Chapter 10. The Rise of the Supermax in Brazil -- Chapter 11. Guantánamo -- Chapter 12. A Globalized Militarized Prison Juggernaut -- Chapter 13. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Notes on Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

“Supermax” prisons, conceived by the United States in the early 1980's, are typically reserved for convicted political criminals such as terrorists and spies and for other inmates who are considered to pose a serious ongoing threat to the wider community, to the security of correctional institutions, or to the safety of other inmates. Prisoners are usually restricted to their cells for up to twenty-three hours a day and typically have minimal contact with other inmates and correctional staff. Not only does the Federal Bureau of Prisons operate one of these facilities, but almost every state has either a supermax wing or stand-alone supermax prison. The Globalization of Supermax Prisons examines why nine advanced industrialized countries have adopted the supermax prototype, paying particular attention to the economic, social, and political processes that have affected each state. Featuring essays that look at the U.S.-run prisons of Abu Ghraib and Guantanemo, this collection seeks to determine if the American model is the basis for the establishment of these facilities and considers such issues as the support or opposition to the building of a supermax and why opposition efforts failed; the allegation of human rights abuses within these prisons; and the extent to which the decision to build a supermax was influenced by developments in the United States. Additionally, contributors address such domestic matters as the role of crime rates, media sensationalism, and terrorism in each country’s decision to build a supermax prison.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830761603321

Autore

Martenson Chris <1962->

Titolo

The crash course : the unsustainable future of our economy, energy, and environment / / Chris Martenson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , 2011

©2011

ISBN

1-118-01312-3

1-119-20091-1

1-283-02637-6

9786613026378

1-118-01310-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Disciplina

338.973/07

338.97307

Soggetti

Sustainable development - United States

Economic forecasting - United States

United States Economic conditions 2009-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. How to approach the next twenty years -- pt. 2. Foundation -- pt. 3. Economy -- pt. 4. Energy -- pt. 5. Environment -- pt. 6. Convergence -- pt. 7. What should I do?

Sommario/riassunto

"<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The economic chaos and turbulence we are now experiencing are merely the opening salvos in what will prove to be a long, disruptive period of adjustment for our world, our way of life, and our dreams and desires. Our choices now are to either evolve a new economic model that is compatible with limited physical resources, or to risk a catastrophic failure of our money, energy, and environment, and with it the basis for civilization as we know it today. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Crash Course explains why the disparate fields of economics, energy and the environment will be dramatically different in the next 20 years--in life-changing ways--



from the way we have understood them in the previous 20 years. The first half of the book will build a sense of urgency regarding our present situation by revealing that our current trajectory is unsustainable. The second half will inspire and frame out what readers can do to meet these challenges using the author's extensive experience as a source of guidance and hope.</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="color: #000000;">People are waking up to the true condition of the economy and world in larger and larger numbers. However, as yet there remains a startling lack of positive, non fear-based materials that can speak to a wide audience and transform the intense emotions stirred by this content into meaningful action. This book will provide a lucid, factual forewarning of things to come, helping readers create positive plans of action in their lives in advance of the future's challenges. Given the rapidly shifting state of the economy, this perspective has a great deal of topical and timely relevance. </span>Through a clear, concise and illuminating explanation of demographics, debt, and the concepts of peak oil and net energy, Dr. Martenson will paint a startling portrait of the defining predicaments of our age and attest to why it is better to be a year early than a day late in recognizing, accepting and addressing the challenges we face.<span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span>"--