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Shackled and Chained: Mass Incarceration in Capitalist America Paperback – June 29, 2013

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Shackled and Chained, Mass Incarceration in Captalist America is a thorough examination of mass incarceration, its causes and consequences. Eugene Puryear examines the evolution of mass incarceration as a product of the exigencies of U.S. monopoly capitalism as well as bipartisan political fealty to the system’s needs. In addition to detailing its historical origins, Puryear provides a detailed examination of the oppressive reality that reigns inside America’s prison system. This book is a must read for anyone interested in the “how” and “why” of mass incarceration as well as for those seeking a factual account of what it is truly like “inside.”

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June 29, 2013
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5.5 x 0.41 x 8.5 inches
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0984122087
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978-0984122080
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Eugene Puryear is a Washington D.C.-based activist. In nearly a decade of social justice activism, he has been involved in the anti-imperialist movement, helping to organize most of the largest U.S. demonstrations against the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Puryear has served as a key organizer around police brutality, prisoners’ rights, and abuses in the U.S. criminal justice system. He was the 2008 Vice Presidential candidate of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and serves on the editorial board of Liberation newspaper. His writings can be found at www.LiberationNews.org.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ PSL Publications; 1st edition (June 29, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 182 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0984122087
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0984122080
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.7 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.41 x 8.5 inches

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Kevin

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2014

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A very informative and timely book on a taboo subject.

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Gary

Must read!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2015

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Must read for anyone interested in criminology

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reded

The best book on the topic out there

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2016

This is the main book I would recommend to anyone interested in issues of race, policing, and prisons in the U.S. It is comprehensive and accessible. Moreover, compared to other books on the topic, it concentrates on the resistance to racism and capitalism as it has manifested in the streets, workplaces, and prisons.

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Mandy&Steve

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2015

Needed. Might now make a lot of friends, but this is needed.

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Fabio

Amazingly In-depth

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2019

Very informative look at the history of mass incarceration in America.

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Darin Gunesekera

Two Stars

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2014

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James

Wrong on the meaning of Capitalism!

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2015

To invoke the word Capitalism as the cause of all our problems in the U.S. is why I'm giving this book 1 star. It's incredibly stupid to say America has anything close to the meaning of Capitalism. Capitalism means competition, and when you have competition it makes it absolutely impossible for monopolies to spring about. Either they are large because they are serving consumers wants and providing excellent service which would be perfectly fine, and this would be Capitalist. However, if government is giving privileges to certain groups then this is not Capitalist, it is Socialist instead. Aspects of Capitalism have profit and loss built in, which means if you're not providing a good service to me then I'm going else where to do business, and if you keep giving others bad service then they'll go somewhere else to do business also. True Capitalism means no State intervention whatsoever, and that allows consumer choice due to competition. When government gets involved in regulating it picks winners and losers and bails out its favored or privileged cronies who hate competition. I think Eugene needs to educate himself on the meaning of Capitalism, and stop being so ideological. Learn some economics, especially praxeology (the science of Human Action). Read Ludwig von Mises', Human Action, Murray N. Rothbard's Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market. Read his other books, For A New Liberty, and Egalitarianism A Revolt Against Nature.

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