{"product_id":"abolition-politics-practices-promises-vol-1-9780241994580","title":"Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Angela Y. Davis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘A woman of undeniable courage. She should be heard’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom trailblazing political activist Angela Y. Davis, a major new collection of essays and interviews that argue for a radical rethinking of our prison systems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn icon of revolutionary politics, Angela Y. Davis has been at the forefront of collective movements for prison abolition for over fifty years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAbolition: Politics, Practices, Promises\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the first of two important new volumes, brings together an essential collection of Davis’s essays, conversations, and interviews over the years, showing how her thinking has sharpened and evolved even as she has remained uncompromising in her commitment to collective liberation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavis traces a genealogy of the penal system, from slavery to the prison industrial complex, offering a trenchant analysis of the relationship between the prison system and capitalism, both in the US and on a global scale. Combining decades of analytical brilliance and lessons from organising both inside and beyond prison walls, Davis addresses the history of abolitionist practice, details the unique contributions of women to abolitionist struggles, and offers the radical tools we need for revolutionary change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePowerful and rewarding, filled with insight and provocation, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAbolition: Politics, Practices, Promises\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is essential reading for anyone seeking to imagine a world without prisons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A brilliantly observant, profoundly knowledgeable, and unfailingly original text . . . A must-read essay collection for anyone invested in racial equity' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‘She has eyes in the back of our head. With her we can survive and resist’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e John Berger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45847786389655,"sku":"9780241994580","price":520.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780241994580.webp?v=1769297092","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/abolition-politics-practices-promises-vol-1-9780241994580","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}