Reviews tagging 'War'

Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis

3 reviews

bashsbooks's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

5.0

A really useful and informative introduction to prison abolition. Davis' writing style is dense, but understandable - in less than 200 pages, she managed to convey dozens of complex ideas clearly and concisely. She has thought deeply about how the prison industrial complex interacts with a wide variety of identities, which gives the book a revolutionary and intersectional tenor that made me forget several times that she wrote this in 2003. It is still very relevant and much worth reading today.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, Violence, Confinement, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Ableism, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Islamophobia, War, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Transphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Alcohol

wetdirtreads's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Confinement, Murder, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Racism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Classism, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Minor: Colonisation, War, Homophobia, and Drug use

nickshutter's review

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Confinement, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcoholism, Islamophobia, Drug abuse, Grief, and War