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Policing Black bodies : how Black lives are surveilled and how to work for change / Angela J. Hattery and Earl Smith.

Author/creator Hattery, Angela author.
Other author/creatorSmith, Earl, 1946- author.
Format Book and Print
EditionUpdated edition.
Publication Info Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2021]
Descriptionxv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Portion of title How black lives are surveilled and how to work for change
Contents Setting the stage -- Social protest, or a logical response to policing black bodies -- Mass incarceration -- School-to-prison pipeline -- The prison-industrial complex : the new plantation economy -- Policing black women's bodies -- Policing trans bodies -- Police killings of unarmed black people -- The ultimate failure : exoneration -- Policing black athletes' bodies -- Intersectionality, color-blind racism, and a call to action.
Abstract "In this provocative book, the authors connect the regulation of African American people in many settings into a powerful narrative. Completely updated throughout, the book now includes a new chapter on policing black athletes' bodies and expanded coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement, policing trans bodies, and policing Black women's bodies."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Hattery, Angela. Policing black bodies. Updated edition. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021] 9781538142554
LCCN 2020046517
ISBN9781538151211 hardcover
ISBN1538151219 hardcover
ISBN9781538142547 paperback
ISBN1538142546 paperback
ISBNelectronic publication

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks HV9950 .H395 2021 ✔ Available Place Hold