{"product_id":"american-purgatory-benjamin-d-weber-9781620975909","title":"American Purgatory: Prison Imperialism and the Rise of Mass Incarceration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA groundbreaking look at how America exported mass incarceration around the globe, from a rising young historian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Purgatory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e will forever change how we understand the rise of mass incarceration. It will forever change how we understand this country.\" --Clint Smith, bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn this explosive new book, historian Benjamin Weber reveals how the story of American prisons is inextricably linked to the expansion of American power around the globe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vivid work of hidden history that spans the wars to subjugate Native Americans in the mid-nineteenth century, the conquest of the western territories, and the creation of an American empire in Panama, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Purgatory\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how \"prison imperialism\"--the deliberate use of prisons to control restive, subject populations--is written into our national DNA, extending through to our modern era of mass incarceration. Weber also uncovers a surprisingly rich history of prison resistance, from the Seminole Chief Osceola to Assata Shakur--one that invites us to rethink the scope of America's long freedom struggle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeber's brilliantly documented text is supplemented by original maps highlighting the global geography of prison imperialism, as well as illustrations of key figures in this history by the celebrated artist Ayo Scott. For readers of Michelle Alexander's\u003ci\u003e The New Jim Crow\u003c\/i\u003e, here is a bold new effort to tell the full story of prisons and incarceration--at home and abroad--as well as a powerful future vision of a world without prisons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin D. Weber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620975904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620975909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/20\/2023","brand":"Benjamin D. Weber","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44130381431039,"sku":"9781620975909","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5af1757-2f60-42f3-bf73-64f05a590842.jpg?v=1687469062","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-purgatory-benjamin-d-weber-9781620975909","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}