{"product_id":"prison-writing-of-latin-america-joey-whitfield-9781501361708","title":"Prison Writing of Latin America","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happens inside Latin American prisons? How does the social organisation of prisoners relate to the political structures beyond the walls? Is it possible to resist corrupt penal regimes? In\u003ci\u003e Prison Writing of Latin America, \u003c\/i\u003eJoey Whitfield turns to those best placed to answer these questions: people who have been imprisoned themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a century of material produced by Latin American prisoners from Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil, Whitfield weaves readings of novels, memoirs and testimonial texts with social and political analysis. Rather than distinguishing between dictatorial and democratic periods of government, he shows that from the point of view of the prisoner, all states are authoritarian in nature. In the face of oppression, however, prisoners both 'political' and 'criminal' have found ways not only to resist but also to create alternative communities both real and imagined, sometimes in collaboration with each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joey Whitfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501361708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501361708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Joey Whitfield","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445232480511,"sku":"9781501361708","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4aa28148-520c-4114-a6fe-384f2af8c012.jpg?v=1777217375","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prison-writing-of-latin-america-joey-whitfield-9781501361708","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}