Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis

49 reviews

emilywasbored's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Police brutality

daniela_cruz's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

Este livro é incrível na demonstração de como as prisões como são neste momento são obsoletas porém não nos dá soluções concretas suficientes para puder alterar uma visão do fim das penas passar pela reabilitação e não abolição.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Sexual violence

jessmbark's review against another edition

challenging informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Rape, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Forced institutionalization, and Classism

yeolliesutr's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Slavery, Racism, and Sexual assault

jessereadsthings's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

4.0

An interesting and well written introduction to the prison industrial complex and prison abolition. Definitely recommend reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Moderate: Police brutality

headachesince03's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Gun violence, Rape, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Confinement, Drug use, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual violence, and Violence

zombiezami's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.5

Foundational text is foundational 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Death, Police brutality, Violence, Slavery, Torture, Confinement, Sexism, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, and Addiction

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bashsbooks's review

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

ashleybeereads's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racism, Death, Sexism, Murder, Classism, Violence, Slavery, Medical trauma, and Misogyny

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

booksbeyondthebinary's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Police brutality, Violence, and Slavery