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Punishment in disguise : penal governance and federal imprisonment of women in Canada /

In "Punishment in Disguise", Kelly Hannah-Moffat presents a look at some current forms of penal governance in Canadian federal women's prisons. Hannah-Moffat uses women's imprisonment to theorize the complexity of penal power and to show how the meaning and content of women'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hannah-Moffat, Kelly, 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Mothering the Flock: Maternal Discipline and Pastoral Power
  • 2. Mother Knows Best: The Development of Separate Institutions for Women
  • 3. Finding a New Home: From Kingston Penitentiary to the Prison for Women
  • 4. Laywomen's Expertise: Women's Prison Reform, 1945-70
  • 5. Breaking with Tradition: Feminist Reformers and the Empowerment of Women? 1970-96
  • 6. Empowering Prison: Neoliberal Governance
  • Conclusion: Stumbling Blocks, Growing Pains, or More of the Same?
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index