Author

Publication

1999-10-01 - Ashgate Publishing

Language

English

Word Count

49,750 words, Guess

Page Count

199 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCHV9649.E5B67 1999

Description

"This book explores power relationships in three women's penal establishments in England. The book's central argument is that a prison's control over its subjects is contingent and incomplete. Women manage to resist the pains of imprisonment, to some degree, despite their limited choices and opportunities. Particular attention is given to the ways in which choices and opportunities in race, class and sexuality enable such resistance. The study breaks new ground by combining theoretical analysis of agency and identity with empirical research conducted in prison."--BOOK JACKET.

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Other Editions

  • Engendering Resistance: Agency and Power in Women's Prisons (Advances in Criminology)HardcoverAshgate Publishing1999-10-01

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