Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, Vol. 1
- Author Angela Y. Davis
- Narrator Angela Y. Davis
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date 1 January 1970
- Run Time 12 hours and 14 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Biography and non-fiction prose, Capitalism, History, Literary essays, Penology and punishment, Political activism, Politics and government, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Social and political philosophy, Society and Social Sciences, Violence, intolerance and persecution in history.
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From trailblazing political activist Angela Y. Davis, a major new collection of essays and interviews that argue for a radical rethinking of our prison systems
An icon of revolutionary politics, Angela Y. Davis has been at the forefront of collective movements for prison abolition for over fifty years. Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, the first of two important new volumes, brings together an essential collection of Davis’s essays, conversations, and interviews over the years, showing how her thinking has sharpened and evolved even as she has remained uncompromising in her commitment to collective liberation.
Davis traces a genealogy of the penal system, from slavery to the prison industrial complex, offering a trenchant analysis of the relationship between the prison system and capitalism, both in the US and on a global scale. Combining decades of analytical brilliance and lessons from organising both inside and beyond prison walls, Davis addresses the history of abolitionist practice, details the unique contributions of women to abolitionist struggles, and offers the radical tools we need for revolutionary change.
Powerful and rewarding, filled with insight and provocation, Abolition: Politics, Practices, Promises, is essential reading for anyone seeking to imagine a world without prisons.
‘A woman of undeniable courage. She should be heard’ New York Times
‘She has eyes in the back of our head. With her we can survive and resist’ John Berger
‘Behold the heart and mind of Angela Davis: open, relentless, and on time! She is as radiant, she is as true, as that invincible sunrise’ June Jordan
©2024 Angela Y. Davis (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
In a brilliantly observant, profoundly knowledgeable, and unfailingly original text, the author’s passion and eloquence render even the driest facts fascinating . . . even the staunchest Davis devotees are likely to discover new material and new ways to reimagine a more just world. A must-read essay collection for anyone invested in racial equity
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