Description
Abolitionist thought visualises a world without prisons - or a radical reduction or transformation of prisons and punishment. This fascinating book explores the abolitionist ideas of key early socialists and anarchists, writing from the late eighteenth to the early nineteenth centuries. It considers how these radical thinkers can provide insights into our present condition, both by highlighting the harms of punishment and by pointing to inspiring alternatives to current policy and practice.
By examining their calls for the ending of legal coercion, domination and repression, the book shows how the ideas of early socialists and anarchists can assist those engaging in emancipatory struggles against penal and social injustice today.
About the Author
David Gordon Scott works at The Open University and is Co-Founding Editor of the journal Justice, Power and Resistance.
Emma Bell is Professor of British Politics at Savoie University and is Co-Founding Editor of the journal Justice, Power and Resistance.
Book Information
ISBN 9781529234770
Author Ruby Tuke
Format Hardback
Page Count 400
Imprint Bristol University Press
Publisher Bristol University Press
