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Policing black bodies : how black lives are surveilled and how to work for change / Angela J. Hattery and Earl Smith.

Author/creator Hattery, Angela
Other author/creatorSmith, Earl, 1946-
Format Electronic and Book
EditionUpdated edition.
Publication InfoLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
Descriptionxv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subject(s)
Contents Setting the stage -- Social protest, or a logical response to policing black bodies -- Mass incarceration -- School-to-prison pipeline -- The prison-industrial complex : the new plantation economy -- Policing black women's bodies -- Policing trans bodies -- Police killings of unarmed black people -- The ultimate failure : exoneration -- Policing black athletes' bodies -- Intersectionality, color-blind racism, and a call to action.
Abstract "In this provocative book, the authors connect the regulation of African American people in many settings into a powerful narrative. Completely updated throughout, the book now includes a new chapter on policing black athletes' bodies and expanded coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement, policing trans bodies, and policing Black women's bodies"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 271-303) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020046517
ISBN9781538151211 (cloth)
ISBN9781538142547 (paperback)
ISBN(epub)

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