Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis

9 reviews

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

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

antijeffbozo_love2read's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Body horror, and Misogyny

Moderate: Islamophobia, Confinement, Classism, Forced institutionalization, and Colonisation

Minor: Pedophilia, Murder, Addiction, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Rape, Mental illness, and Slavery

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

eve81's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Mental illness, Genocide, Addiction, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Police brutality, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

livreads16's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Xenophobia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Rape

Minor: Islamophobia and Slavery

nickshutter's review against another edition

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

jehansflowers's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

i dont really feel comfortable giving this book a star rating, but it was absolutely brilliant. its incredibly well written and very informative. she fits a lot of information into a small book with accessible writing. she makes a shit ton of brilliant points, with heaps of research, evidence, and experience, and both puts into words concepts that i could never accurately express, and shares multifaceted and very intelligent points that i never would have thought of myself. all in all, highly recommend for people who have been involved with abolition for decades, baby leftists, or for anyone you're trying to radicalize

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Xenophobia, Violence, Torture, Rape, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Alcoholism, and Addiction

daydreamermoonwalker's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

Very informative, it really made me rethink the way our entire justice system is set up. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to learn more about prison abolition, or just the US prison system in general. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug use, Islamophobia, and Murder