04172nam 22009133u 450 991045244690332120210114041426.00-520-93803-810.1525/9780520938038(CKB)2550000001129401(EBL)1873254(SSID)ssj0001189921(PQKBManifestationID)11704382(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001189921(PQKBWorkID)11188838(PQKB)11427495(MiAaPQ)EBC1873254(DE-B1597)518937(OCoLC)868963692(DE-B1597)9780520938038(EXLCZ)99255000000112940120141208d2007|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrGolden gulag[electronic resource] prisons, surplus, crisis, and opposition in globalizing CaliforniaBerkeley University of California Press20071 online resource (413 p.)American Crossroads ;v.21Description based upon print version of record.0-520-24201-7 1-299-98763-X Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Prologue: The Bus; 1. Introduction; 2. The California Political Economy; 3. The Prison Fix; 4. Crime, Croplands, and Capitalism; 5. Mothers Reclaiming Our Children; 6. What Is to Be Done?; Epilogue: Another Bus; Notes; Bibliography and References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZSince 1980, the number of people in U.S. prisons has increased more than 450%. Despite a crime rate that has been falling steadily for decades, California has led the way in this explosion, with what a state analyst called "the biggest prison building project in the history of the world." Golden Gulag provides the first detailed explanation for that buildup by looking at how political and economic forces, ranging from global to local, conjoined to produce the prison boom. In an informed and impassioned account, Ruth Wilson Gilmore examines this issue through statewide, rural, and urban perspeAmerican CrossroadsCalifornia -- Economic conditionsCriminal justice, Administration of -- CaliforniaDiscrimination in criminal justice administration -- CaliforniaImprisonment -- CaliforniaMinorities -- CaliforniaPrisons -- CaliforniaPrisons -- Economic aspects -- CaliforniaPrisonsEconomic aspectsCaliforniaPrisonsCaliforniaImprisonmentCaliforniaCriminal justice, Administration ofCaliforniaDiscrimination in criminal justice administrationCaliforniaMinoritiesCaliforniaSocial Welfare & Social WorkHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCCriminology, Penology & Juvenile DelinquencyHILCCElectronic books.California -- Economic conditions.Criminal justice, Administration of -- California.Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- California.Imprisonment -- California.Minorities -- California.Prisons -- California.Prisons -- Economic aspects -- California.PrisonsEconomic aspectsPrisonsImprisonmentCriminal justice, Administration ofDiscrimination in criminal justice administrationMinoritiesSocial Welfare & Social WorkSocial SciencesCriminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency365.9794Gilmore Ruth Wilson1950-1055663AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910452446903321Golden gulag2489236UNINA