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Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison
$38.93
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 January 2023
Summary
A powerfully moving book that “could make graspable why today’s prisons are contemporary slave plantations,” giving voice to the poorest among us and laying bare the cruelty of a penal system that too often defines their lives. A searing look at mass incarceration, prison education, and criminal justice reform, it offers a human portrait of those too often ignored by American society.
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Chris Hedges has taught courses in drama, literature, philosophy, a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781982154448 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1982154446 |
| Author: | Chris Hedges |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 259g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 140mm x 213mm |
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Critics Review
‘’Chris Hedges is the greatest radical writer and journalist of our generation! His courage and consistency are legendary! I shall never forget our teaching together at Rahway prison or our meetings with the greats Mumia Abu-Jamal and James Cone at Mahanoy prison. This magnificent book confirms his grand stature!’’ – Cornel West, author of Race Matters
“This book could change everything. It could change our minds. It could buttress our hearts. It could make graspable why today’s prisons are contemporary slave plantations. I couldn’t put it down and I tried.” – Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple
“Raw and intimate… . Combining searing, well-informed critiques of the U.S. criminal justice system with sympathetic character profiles and inspirational accounts of intellectual and emotional breakthroughs, this is a powerful look at how creative expression can provide ‘a taste of freedom.’” * Publishers Weekly *
“Chris Hedges opens the door for the long-buried talents of the incarcerated. In turn, they open the door to a new and valuable perspective for us all.” – Tom Fontana, Emmy Award-winning creator of “Oz”
“Activist and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Hedges recounts his time teaching in a New Jersey prison… . Hedges is unsparingly critical of a carceral state that exists, it seems, only to warehouse those who have fallen afoul of it… . An affecting book in which every page urges more humane treatment of prisoners.” – Kirkus Reviews
Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East and the Balkans for fifteen years for The New York Times. He previously worked overseas for The Dallas Morning News, The Christian Science Monitor, and NPR. He is host of the Emmy Award–nominated RT America show On Contact. Hedges, who holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard University, is the author of numerous books, and was a National Book Critics Circle finalist for War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. He has taught at Columbia University, New York University, Princeton University, and the University of Toronto. He has taught college credit courses through Rutgers University in the New Jersey prison system since 2013.
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