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Abolition Democracy - Open Media Series

Beyond Empire, Prisons, and Torture

Angela Y Davis

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English
Seven Stories
01 August 2011
Revelations about U.

S policies and practices of torture and abuse have captured headlines ever since the breaking of the Abu Ghraib prison story in April 2004. Since then, a debate has raged regarding what is and what is not acceptable behavior for the world's leading democracy. It is within this context that Angela Davis, one of America's most remarkable political figures, gave a series of interviews to discuss resistance and law, institutional sexual coercion, politics and prison. Davis talks about her own incarceration, as well as her experiences as ""enemy of the state,"" and about having been put on the FBI's ""most wanted"" list. She talks about the crucial role that international activism played in her case and the case of many other political prisoners. Throughout these interviews, Davis returns to her critique of a democracy that has been compromised by its racist origins and institutions. Discussing the most recent disclosures about the disavowed ""chain of command,"" and the formal reports by the Red Cross and Human Rights Watch denouncing U.S. violation of human rights and the laws of war in Guantanamo, Afghanistan and Iraq, Davis focuses on the underpinnings of prison regimes in the United States.
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Imprint:   Seven Stories
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 178mm,  Width: 127mm,  Spine: 10mm
Weight:   126g
ISBN:   9781583226957
ISBN 10:   1583226958
Pages:   160
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Angela Yvonne Davis is a professor of consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Over the last 30 years, she has been active in numerous organizations challenging prison-related repression. Her advocacy on behalf of political prisoners led to three capital charges, 16 months in jail awaiting trial and a highly publicized campaign then acquittal in 1972. Her books include Are Prisons Obsolete?, Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday and forthcoming from Random House, Prisons and Democracy.

Reviews for Abolition Democracy - Open Media Series: Beyond Empire, Prisons, and Torture

[O]ne of America's last truly fearless public intellectuals. --Rep. Cynthia McKinney [D-Georgia] The Afro that blossomed around her face in the '70s has morphed into a contemporary natural, its sandy-colored hair flecked with gray. But there is no mistaking the consistency of her message, a pursuit of justice for those she believes are victimized by governmental policies and structures. --Newsday


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